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Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics115% 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 Drive178% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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)
SystemMSI MS-7816
MotherboardMSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)  (all builds)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '20 at 13:53
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 232
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 605
61% 497 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 84%
 Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Gigabyte(1458 2313)
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 120
Parallax 267
118% 177 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 140
Splatting 165
118% 141 fps
Poor: 91% ↑
This bench: 115%
 Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 563 503 480 488 491 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
178% Outstanding
Read 1337
Write 1,145
Mixed 1,074
SusWrite 528
228% 1,021 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 69.6
227% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 586
DQ Write 392
DQ Mixed 507
374% 495 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑
This bench: 178%
 Great: 311%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
38GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 290 285 294 294 293 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 471
Mixed 407
SusWrite 292
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 51.8
170% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 353
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑
This bench: 107%
 Great: 124%
WD WD3200AVJS-63WDA0 320GB
277GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 101 102 102 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 87
Write 96.2
Mixed 59.2
SusWrite 102
63% 86 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑
This bench: 54.2%
 Great: 59%
Intenso USB 3.0 device 3TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 124 124 124 124 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 143
Write 149
Mixed 85
SusWrite 123
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑
This bench: 76.4%
 Great: 91%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 2GB
2GB free, PID 160e
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.2 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
5.1% Terrible
Read 16.5
Write 3.7
Mixed 5
SusWrite 4.2
8% 7.35 MB/s
4K Read 7.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
28% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑
This bench: 5.1%
 Great: 6%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB
14GB free, PID 5571
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
8.08% Terrible
Read 22
Write 13.8
Mixed 11.3
SusWrite 6.3
16% 13.3 MB/s
4K Read 5.8
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.5
96% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑
This bench: 8.08%
 Great: 13%
WDC WD25 00BB-55RDA0 250GB
144GB free, PID 2506
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 39 39 38 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
18.1% Very poor
Read 38.5
Write 36.8
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 38.3
48% 35.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑
This bench: 18.1%
 Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2143 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
75.7% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 21.9
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 26.1
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑
This bench: 75.7%
 Great: 91%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97-G43 (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 803 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: MSI Z97-G43 (MS-7816)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples229x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples205x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples88x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples142x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples58x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples58x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples46x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples24x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples41x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples39x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples35x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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 $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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