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Desktop
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 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.
Graphics67.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive24.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 02 '20 at 23:53
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 72%

 PC Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 24.8
2-Core 35.6
14% 30.2 Pts
4-Core 67.2
8-Core 53.8
8% 60.5 Pts
64-Core 53.1
3% 53.1 Pts
Poor: 67% Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
MSI(1462 372D)
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.7% Good
Lighting 59.4
Reflection 83.2
Parallax 155
48% 99.4 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 123
Splatting 98.4
105% 134 fps
Poor: 116% ↑
This bench: 67.7%
 Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 90 94 95 72 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
24.5% Poor
Read 222
Write 181
Mixed 156
SusWrite 92.7
36% 163 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 7.3
4K Mixed 11.7
30% 8.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑
This bench: 24.5%
 Great: 85%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
701GB free
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 111 73 70 74 74 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
27.5% Poor
Read 92.1
Write 88
Mixed 144
SusWrite 111
25% 109 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 9.1
4K Mixed 15.6
35% 10.6 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 149
103% 129 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑
This bench: 27.5%
 Great: 121%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 96 92 90 91 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 47.9
Write 53.5
Mixed 30.3
SusWrite 91.8
41% 55.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑
This bench: 40.1%
 Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.6% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 8
26% 9.03 GB/s
SC Read 1
SC Write 2.4
SC Mixed 0.6
4% 1.33 GB/s
Latency 501
8% 501 ns
Poor: 42% ↑
This bench: 21.6%
 Great: 63%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,771 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: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples3,384x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,665x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples457x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples1,245x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples406x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples207x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples376x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples206x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk 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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