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Gaming
Gaming 129%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 108%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics135% 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 Drive306% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 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, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 21 '21 at 05:16
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 131
2-Core 262
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 707
76% 602 Pts
64-Core 707
44% 707 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑
This bench: 94.8%
 Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6696)
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 189
Reflection 196
Parallax 207
154% 197 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 194
Splatting 127
123% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑
This bench: 135%
 Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
337GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1131 861 864 854 856 856 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
306% Outstanding
Read 2,629
Write 2,463
Mixed 1,898
SusWrite 904
442% 1,973 MB/s
4K Read 70.9
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 99.9
336% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,003
DQ Write 849
DQ Mixed 988
723% 947 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑
This bench: 306%
 Great: 355%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74
33GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 174 175 175 174 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 466
Write 183
Mixed 223
SusWrite 175
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 41.2
161% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 166
142% 210 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑
This bench: 89.1%
 Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
598GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 151 151 154 153 152 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 151
Write 111
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 151
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑
This bench: 86.7%
 Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 27.9
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 27.6
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 48.2
83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑
This bench: 87.8%
 Great: 85%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,168 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples562x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples324x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples95x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples183x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples86x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples67x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples36x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples56x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples55x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples38x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $788
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia 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 $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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