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Desktop
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive43.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7923
MotherboardMSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateNov 27 '18 at 09:43
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 106
2-Core 212
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 408
54% 406 Pts
64-Core 411
25% 411 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 78.6%
 Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7923) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 101 84 83 61 92 MB/s
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
43.7% Average
Read 108
Write 98.5
Mixed 190
SusWrite 87.6
27% 121 MB/s
4K Read 9.3
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 20.7
94% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 91.7
DQ Mixed 25.3
46% 93.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑
This bench: 43.7%
 Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
806GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 202 204 204 205 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 158
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 203
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑
This bench: 113%
 Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
757GB free, PID a200
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 108 109 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 104
Write 102
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 108
116% 87.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑
This bench: 44.5%
 Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-064.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
56.7% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.4
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 17.6
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑
This bench: 56.7%
 Great: 61%
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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 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) Builds (Compare 234 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples59x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples59x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples46x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples30x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples24x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples20x
SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial  $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples7x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston  $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples6x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples10x
DDR3 1600 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 16GBUnknownBench 57%, 60 samples8x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $577
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia 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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