| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Graphics | 102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels. |
| Memory | 16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing. |
| OS Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | MSI MS-7978 |
| Motherboard | MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds) |
| Memory | 8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| Display | 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20160516 |
| Uptime | 1.1 Days |
| Run Date | Jul 18 '18 at 00:42 |
| Run Duration | 160 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 32% |
PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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83.3%
Excellent
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84% 148 Pts
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67% 548 Pts
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37% 604 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide |
102%
Outstanding
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109% 138 fps
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92% 113 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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29% 126 MB/s
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54% 14.7 MB/s
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WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
6GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 64 58 54 58 MB/s
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33.7%
Below average
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41% 55.3 MB/s
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151% 1.13 MB/s
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WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
733GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 165 166 165 165 MB/s
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108%
Outstanding
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116% 158 MB/s
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210% 1.37 MB/s
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USB Flash Memory 16GB
15GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.2 MB/s
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4.9%
Terrible
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14% 11.3 MB/s
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19% 1.73 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
73.4%
Very good
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74% 25.9 GB/s
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63% 22.1 GB/s
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59% 67.5 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,141 builds)
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Motherboard: MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $100
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| Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples | 546x |
| Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples | 321x |
| Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples | 257x |
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| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 316x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 225x |
| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 171x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 66% - Good | Total price: $508 |