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Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive81.3% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z87-A  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '19 at 05:31
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 94.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 194
81% 137 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 456
63% 466 Pts
64-Core 473
29% 473 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑
This bench: 88%
 Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 367C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1704 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.81
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.1% Poor
Lighting 15.9
Reflection 85.7
Parallax 82.1
13% 61.3 fps
MRender 80.7
Gravity 75.7
Splatting 67.4
60% 74.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑
This bench: 29.1%
 Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 360 356 360 360 361 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Read 429
Write 311
Mixed 229
SusWrite 347
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 25.9
118% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 82.4
DQ Mixed 86.1
86% 143 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑
This bench: 81.3%
 Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
270GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 193 189 194 194 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 198
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 191
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 110%
 Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
59.3% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 17.2
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 59.1
68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑
This bench: 59.3%
 Great: 62%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z87-A Builds (Compare 2,895 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 60%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples832x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples749x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples345x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples237x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples206x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples187x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples101x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples90x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples87x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples83x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples71x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples67x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $631
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33Corsair 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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