| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas. |
| Processor | With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor. |
| Graphics | 13.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks. |
| Boot Drive | 54.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications. |
| 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 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. |
Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 26% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
| System | MSI MS-7821 |
| Motherboard | MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds) |
| Memory | 11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 8.1 |
| BIOS Date | 20141224 |
| Uptime | 7.8 Days |
| Run Date | May 21 '17 at 22:57 |
| Run Duration | 132 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 53% |
| CPU Throttled | 26% |
PC Performing below expectations (25th 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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33%
Below average
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28% 38.9 Pts
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6% 48.7 Pts
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3% 49.5 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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AMD R7 370-$153
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.0
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13.5%
Very poor
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12% 18.9 fps
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16% 19.3 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
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54.8%
Above average
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65% 299 MB/s
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72% 24.7 MB/s
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26% 55.5 MB/s
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77.2%
Very good
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101% 134 MB/s
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123% 1.25 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
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31.5%
Below average
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34% 11.9 GB/s
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14% 4.87 GB/s
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30% 132 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,323 builds)
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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $152
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| Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples | 566x |
| Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples | 329x |
| Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples | 114x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 194x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 95x |
| GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples | 78x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 60% - Above average | Total price: $800 |