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Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47.3% 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)
Boot Drive62% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime4 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 04:42
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 111
2-Core 221
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 399
54% 401 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑
This bench: 81.9%
 Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Asus(1043 8508)
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.3% Average
Lighting 57
Reflection 100
Parallax 61
46% 72.8 fps
MRender 68.7
Gravity 59.5
Splatting 53.9
49% 60.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 47.3%
 Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 360GB-$294
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 215 195 189 174 156 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
62% Good
Read 396
Write 251
Mixed 269
SusWrite 178
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 22.9
4K Mixed 26.5
91% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 94.5
DQ Mixed 131
104% 149 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑
This bench: 62%
 Great: 65%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA380 320GB-$36
104GB free
Firmware: V54OA73A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 55 55 55 56 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
30.7% Below average
Read 51.3
Write 47
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 55.2
34% 46.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑
This bench: 30.7%
 Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 19.6
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 18.6
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑
This bench: 61.1%
 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-A Builds (Compare 5,023 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: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples2,310x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,186x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples420x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples791x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples307x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples137x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples151x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples120x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $798
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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia 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 $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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