| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Boot Drive | 36.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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. |
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
| Motherboard | Asrock Z68 Pro3 (all builds) |
| Memory | 7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz |
| Display | 1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20120507 |
| Uptime | 1.8 Days |
| Run Date | Sep 23 '17 at 22:10 |
| Run Duration | 92 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 34% |
PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
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75.7%
Very good
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72% 127 Pts
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53% 398 Pts
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25% 398 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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AMD HD 7870-$203
Asus(1043 0432) 2GB
CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1302 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.8.2
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
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36.9%
Below average
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36% 166 MB/s
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62% 25.5 MB/s
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22% 43.8 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBXL M378B5273DH0-CH9 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
50%
Above average
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50% 17.5 GB/s
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40% 14 GB/s
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53% 75.2 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
Typical Z68 Pro3 Builds (Compare 375 builds)
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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3
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| Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples | 173x |
| Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples | 65x |
| Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples | 23x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 26x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 24x |
| GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples | 23x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 57% - Above average | Total price: $541 |