| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas. |
| Processor | With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| 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 | 8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system. |
| OS Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | MSI MS-7918 |
| Motherboard | MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds) |
| Memory | 4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20160216 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Oct 12 '18 at 02:21 |
| Run Duration | 110 Seconds |
| Run User | BRA-User |
| Background CPU | 17% |
PC Performing below expectations (36th 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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75.6%
Very good
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76% 134 Pts
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58% 474 Pts
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36% 581 Pts
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
501GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 109 144 139 143 143 MB/s
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74.9%
Very good
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89% 121 MB/s
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141% 0.87 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
30.1%
Below average
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28% 9.7 GB/s
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26% 9 GB/s
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52% 76.3 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220
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| Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples | 304x |
| Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples | 266x |
| Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples | 221x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 280x |
| GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples | 132x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 118x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 60% - Above average | Total price: $868 |