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Desktop
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Workstation
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 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 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive115% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 15 '20 at 11:15
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 above expectations (75th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 120
2-Core 216
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 545
56% 451 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 75%
 Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 254 247 241 242 240 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 490
Mixed 362
SusWrite 266
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 59.2
201% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 361
272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑
This bench: 115%
 Great: 124%
Samsung MZ7LN256HMJP-000H1 256GB
104GB free
Firmware: MAV01H3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 312 306 296 269 247 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 492
Mixed 390
SusWrite 300
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 62.7
216% 76.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 356
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 122%
 Great: 122%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
112GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 286 287 288 288 288 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 492
Mixed 395
SusWrite 304
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 63.8
217% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 348
265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑
This bench: 122%
 Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-181.A00LF 9905403-181.A00LF 0423 Team-Elite-1600 16GB
1333, 1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
51.3% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.5
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 17.8
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑
This bench: 51.3%
 Great: 52%
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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: MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples128x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples44x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples34x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples35x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples19x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples18x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples13x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples8x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples7x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples15x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples13x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples10x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia 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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