| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Graphics | 52.4% 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 Drive | 148% 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. |
| 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds) |
| Memory | 12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20150918 |
| Uptime | 0.1 Days |
| Run Date | Mar 02 '21 at 00:20 |
| Run Duration | 111 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 31% |
PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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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88.1%
Excellent
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82% 139 Pts
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62% 464 Pts
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29% 463 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.72
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52.4%
Above average
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53% 66.8 fps
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51% 62.9 fps
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 447 430 432 434 435 MB/s
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148%
Outstanding
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119% 528 MB/s
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210% 79 MB/s
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642% 803 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Crucial BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
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72.6%
Very good
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73% 25.4 GB/s
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58% 20.4 GB/s
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75% 53.4 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: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 - $175
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| Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples | 692x |
| Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples | 194x |
| Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples | 101x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 147x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 81x |
| HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples | 65x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 60% - Above average | Total price: $823 |