| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| 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. |
Run History
| Motherboard | Asus Z97-A (all builds) |
| Memory | 14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20151111 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Mar 20 '16 at 00:41 |
| Run Duration | 109 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 2% |
PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 i7-4790S-$60
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
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83%
Excellent
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84% 147 Pts
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63% 513 Pts
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39% 637 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4380
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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SanDisk Extreme II 120GB-$130
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
33.7%
Below average
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30% 10.5 GB/s
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30% 10.7 GB/s
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66% 60.7 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: Asus Z97-A - $150
| CPU |
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| Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples | 2,312x |
| Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples | 1,188x |
| Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples | 420x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 792x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 342x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 307x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 60% - Above average | Total price: $798 |