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Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive98.4% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
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MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime1 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '19 at 00:01
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 98.7
2-Core 192
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 367
49% 366 Pts
64-Core 366
23% 366 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑
This bench: 77.1%
 Great: 72%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.82% Terrible
Lighting 3.77
Reflection 6.35
Parallax 6.53
3% 5.55 fps
MRender 9.29
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.61
5% 6.39 fps
Poor: 3% ↑
This bench: 3.82%
 Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Asus(1043 859D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80% Very good
Lighting 100
Reflection 114
Parallax 95.9
82% 103 fps
MRender 90.2
Gravity 96
Splatting 94.8
77% 93.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑
This bench: 80%
 Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-N1A2A 250GB
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 239 169 144 152 145 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 412
Mixed 366
SusWrite 196
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 97.7
4K Mixed 50.6
167% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 351
264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑
This bench: 98.4%
 Great: 106%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$31
90GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 66 66 66 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
41.4% Average
Read 78.5
Write 73.5
Mixed 45.7
SusWrite 65.6
48% 65.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑
This bench: 41.4%
 Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 18.8
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 19.2
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑
This bench: 60.9%
 Great: 61%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,434 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: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples620x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $55Bench 70%, 229,359 samples474x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples423x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples293x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples207x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples158x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples71x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples63x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples81x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples78x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples40x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $750
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $125Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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