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Gaming
Gaming 135%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 113%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics138% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive331% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 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.
Run History
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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateJan 10 '20 at 00:25
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 131
2-Core 269
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 715
78% 619 Pts
64-Core 733
45% 733 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑
This bench: 96.9%
 Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6696)
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Lighting 196
Reflection 213
Parallax 209
160% 206 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 189
Splatting 132
123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑
This bench: 138%
 Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2272 831 832 833 835 830 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
331% Outstanding
Read 2,591
Write 2,341
Mixed 1,949
SusWrite 1,072
445% 1,988 MB/s
4K Read 74.8
4K Write 229
4K Mixed 108
373% 137 MB/s
DQ Read 1,134
DQ Write 947
DQ Mixed 1,016
768% 1,032 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑
This bench: 331%
 Great: 355%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74
33GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 172 173 174 174 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 468
Write 179
Mixed 218
SusWrite 174
57% 260 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 41.9
163% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 164
133% 194 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑
This bench: 88.6%
 Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
675GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 152 155 156 155 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 110
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 155
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑
This bench: 90.9%
 Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 27.9
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 27.6
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 47.7
84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑
This bench: 87.7%
 Great: 85%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples562x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples324x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples95x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples183x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples86x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples67x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples36x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples56x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples55x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples38x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $788
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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