| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen. |
| System | MSI MS-7918 |
| Motherboard | MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds) |
| Memory | 13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 8.1 |
| BIOS Date | 20150528 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Nov 28 '17 at 01:00 |
| Run Duration | 89 Seconds |
| Run User | IDN-User |
| Background CPU | 2% |
PC Performing as expected (58th 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 i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
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85.1%
Excellent
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87% 156 Pts
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70% 559 Pts
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41% 669 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7918) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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74.5%
Very good
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96% 128 MB/s
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90% 1.02 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
28.6%
Poor
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25% 8.83 GB/s
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26% 9.27 GB/s
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56% 70.9 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 |