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Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7924
MotherboardMSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '19 at 02:07
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$55
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 231
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 438
60% 446 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑
This bench: 85.1%
 Great: 82%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7924) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.9% Terrible
Lighting 4.23
Reflection 6.88
Parallax 6.88
4% 6 fps
MRender 5.67
Gravity 2.57
Splatting 8.3
5% 5.51 fps
Poor: 3% ↑
This bench: 3.9%
 Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
MSI(1462 3281)
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2051 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.5% Good
Lighting 79.5
Reflection 79.5
Parallax 68.5
65% 75.8 fps
MRender 73.5
Gravity 73.3
Splatting 76.1
61% 74.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 63.5%
 Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39
482GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 141 162 153 159 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 166
Mixed 93.9
SusWrite 156
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 98.6%
 Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.1% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 20.9
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 22
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑
This bench: 68.1%
 Great: 63%
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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 Z97M-G43(MS-7924) Builds (Compare 363 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) - $110

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel  $55Bench 70%, 229,359 samples84x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples76x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples61x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples42x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples24x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples22x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples21x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples10x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples23x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples12x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $465
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128Nvidia 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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