| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Boot Drive | 74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | MSI MS-7918 |
| Motherboard | MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds) |
| Memory | 9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20160216 |
| Uptime | 0.2 Days |
| Run Date | Oct 07 '18 at 14:54 |
| Run Duration | 131 Seconds |
| Run User | RUS-User |
| Background CPU | 18% |
PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
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84.4%
Excellent
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87% 155 Pts
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69% 559 Pts
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43% 689 Pts
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kingston SUV300S37A240G 240GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 93 86 90 107 86 MB/s
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74.1%
Very good
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56% 251 MB/s
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136% 52.4 MB/s
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77% 141 MB/s
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Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
211GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 221 224 228 231 232 MB/s
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115%
Outstanding
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89% 396 MB/s
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207% 75 MB/s
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262% 357 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
55.2%
Above average
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54% 19 GB/s
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48% 17 GB/s
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57% 69.7 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 Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $135
| CPU |
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| Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples | 844x |
| Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples | 616x |
| Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples | 307x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 440x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 206x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 175x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 60% - Above average | Total price: $783 |