| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Graphics | 60% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels. |
| Boot Drive | The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times. |
| 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. |
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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 | 9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20161221 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Jul 21 '19 at 16:05 |
| Run Duration | 120 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 11% |
PC Performing above expectations (64th 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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78.6%
Very good
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81% 144 Pts
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52% 390 Pts
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25% 402 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
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60%
Good
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61% 71.9 fps
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58% 70.2 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hitachi HDS721075CLA332 750GB-$190
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP3OA3GH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 55 68 74 86 79 MB/s
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48%
Average
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55% 74.5 MB/s
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112% 0.9 MB/s
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 201 203 202 202 201 MB/s
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116%
Outstanding
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117% 161 MB/s
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148% 1.03 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
67.2%
Good
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68% 23.8 GB/s
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55% 19.3 GB/s
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58% 68.4 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 |
| GPU |
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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 |