| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Graphics | 67.6% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| Motherboard | Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds) |
| Memory | 13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20151006 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Dec 16 '16 at 23:24 |
| Run Duration | 107 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 16% |
PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
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85.3%
Excellent
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89% 158 Pts
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64% 514 Pts
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41% 668 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 3673) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 369.9
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67.6%
Good
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72% 82.1 fps
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60% 74.2 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
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101%
Outstanding
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127% 169 MB/s
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77% 0.77 MB/s
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Seagate BUP Slim SL 1.5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0302
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66%
Good
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88% 117 MB/s
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97% 0.95 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
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62%
Good
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60% 21.1 GB/s
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57% 19.8 GB/s
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65% 61.5 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: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 - $220
| CPU |
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|---|---|
| Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples | 555x |
| Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples | 146x |
| Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples | 77x |
| GPU |
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|---|---|
| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 127x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 77x |
| HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples | 54x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 61% - Good | Total price: $877 |