| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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 | 4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system. |
| 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. |
Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| Motherboard | Asus P8Z68-V LX (all builds) |
| Memory | 1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 8.1 |
| BIOS Date | 20110913 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Dec 18 '18 at 23:07 |
| Run Duration | 137 Seconds |
| Run User | GBR-User |
| Background CPU | 53% |
PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 i5-2500K-$246
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
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77.6%
Very good
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84% 146 Pts
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48% 362 Pts
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27% 440 Pts
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11.01A11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 42 44 42 43 MB/s
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29.8%
Poor
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35% 47.8 MB/s
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128% 0.97 MB/s
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Innostor Innostor 64GB
48GB free, PID 0916
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 29 29 29 27 27 MB/s
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18.4%
Very poor
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64% 51 MB/s
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34% 1.47 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
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35.6%
Below average
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32% 11.2 GB/s
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30% 10.4 GB/s
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70% 56.9 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: Asus P8Z68-V LX
| CPU |
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| Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples | 486x |
| Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples | 422x |
| Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples | 195x |
| GPU |
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|---|---|
| GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples | 133x |
| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 122x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 103x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 73% - Very good | Total price: $333 |