| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master! |
| 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 78.4%, 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 | 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. |
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| Motherboard | Asus Z97-A (all builds) |
| Memory | 13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20140930 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Jun 29 '16 at 19:04 |
| Run Duration | 286 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 24% |
PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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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Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
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78.4%
Very good
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79% 135 Pts
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46% 346 Pts
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25% 405 Pts
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C8 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz
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75%
Very good
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76% 26.5 GB/s
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57% 20.1 GB/s
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78% 51.5 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: Asus Z97-A - $150
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| Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples | 2,310x |
| Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples | 1,185x |
| Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples | 420x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 791x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 342x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 307x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 60% - Above average | Total price: $798 |