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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive122% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 28 '19 at 01:02
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 118
2-Core 210
82% 140 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 598
62% 499 Pts
64-Core 616
38% 616 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 83.6%
 Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 454 453 452 452 399 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 456
Mixed 441
SusWrite 442
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 56
187% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 274
229% 331 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑
This bench: 122%
 Great: 123%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$33
684GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 169 162 179 178 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 152
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 173
95% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑
This bench: 97.4%
 Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79
103GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 95 99 99 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 162
Write 147
Mixed 81
SusWrite 97.4
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑
This bench: 74.3%
 Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2666C15D4/4G KHX2400C15D4/4G 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.3% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 22.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 22.8
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑
This bench: 73.3%
 Great: 77%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples2,826x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples519x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples961x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples814x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples209x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples183x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples388x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples220x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $726
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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