Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	54.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140425
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '20 at 05:13
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 91.8 1-Core 82 2-Core 114 62% 95.8 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 159 22% 160 Pts	64-Core 161 10% 161 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 69.2 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 61.6 56% 66.3 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 56.2 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 407 Write 419 Mixed 322 85% 383 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 44.8 149% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 315 235% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 159GB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 127 126 128 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 71 Write 145 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 127 72% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.6 217% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 16.6 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 17.9 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 63%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	269x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	126x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	115x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	72x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	53x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	46x

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16