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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 0%
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Workstation
Workstation 0%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive96.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 21 '18 at 03:39
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 231
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 632
62% 509 Pts
64-Core 625
39% 625 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 82.1%
 Great: 84%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB
316GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0624AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 242 98 77 78 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 435
Mixed 395
SusWrite 143
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 49.8
174% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 240
202% 292 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑
This bench: 96.7%
 Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
456GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 133 136 136 136 136 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 157
Mixed 85
SusWrite 135
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑
This bench: 90.9%
 Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
962GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 135 136 135 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 139
Write 101
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 135
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 78.6%
 Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR2 KHX1600C10D3/4G 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR2 16GB
1648, 1648, 1648, 1648 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
58.8% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 16.9
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 18.6
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑
This bench: 58.8%
 Great: 71%
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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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Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,066 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples877x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples663x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples498x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples332x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples200x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples167x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples95x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples72x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples71x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples148x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples133x
CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 11,058 samples44x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $795
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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