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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 0%
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Workstation
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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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive80.3% 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.
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, 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150818
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 13 '19 at 22:31
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%

 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 i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 227
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 393
54% 400 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑
This bench: 82.4%
 Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
99GB free
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 200 197 196 196 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 437
Mixed 315
SusWrite 221
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 51.3
183% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 253
210% 302 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑
This bench: 103%
 Great: 100%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 138 134 137 128 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 408
Write 157
Mixed 220
SusWrite 131
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 39.1
157% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 179
135% 182 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑
This bench: 80.3%
 Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 170 172 173 173 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 67.7
Write 79
Mixed 38
SusWrite 172
65% 89.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 68.8%
 Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
70.2% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 23
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 20
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑
This bench: 70.2%
 Great: 72%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,030 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples2,313x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,190x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples420x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples793x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples308x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples137x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples250x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples152x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples120x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $798
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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