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Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics51% 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 Drive120% 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.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151207
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '23 at 05:45
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 99.6
2-Core 166
68% 116 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 474
52% 408 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 72.1%
 Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3683)
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51% Above average
Lighting 64
Reflection 68.5
Parallax 60.8
52% 64.4 fps
MRender 66.2
Gravity 62.3
Splatting 53.4
49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 51%
 Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AGI512G16AI198 512GB
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0614B0G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 40 571 228 238 193 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 697
Write 577
Mixed 597
SusWrite 246
118% 529 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 94.2
4K Mixed 37.8
162% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 750
DQ Write 509
DQ Mixed 471
394% 577 MB/s
Poor: 97% ↑
This bench: 120%
 Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 9905403-439.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 9905403-439.A00LF 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
49.5% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.3
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 15
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑
This bench: 49.5%
 Great: 59%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,077 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples880x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples665x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples499x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples334x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples200x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples169x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples72x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples72x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples148x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples133x
CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 11,058 samples44x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $795
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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