| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Graphics | 103% 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 Drive | The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times. |
| 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. |
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds) |
| Memory | 12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20140530 |
| Uptime | 1 Days |
| Run Date | Apr 28 '21 at 16:06 |
| Run Duration | 129 Seconds |
| Run User | ZAF-User |
| Background CPU | 11% |
PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
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85.9%
Excellent
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85% 148 Pts
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68% 540 Pts
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41% 658 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.11
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103%
Outstanding
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111% 131 fps
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89% 112 fps
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 39 43 39 36 33 MB/s
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37.2%
Below average
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53% 72 MB/s
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150% 1.17 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
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58.4%
Above average
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57% 19.9 GB/s
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55% 19.3 GB/s
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59% 67.5 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 - $169
| CPU |
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| Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples | 1,220x |
| Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples | 633x |
| Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples | 398x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 481x |
| GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples | 200x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 198x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 60% - Above average | Total price: $817 |