| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Boot Drive | 64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager. |
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| Motherboard | Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds) |
| Memory | 8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 7 |
| BIOS Date | 20150127 |
| Uptime | 0.3 Days |
| Run Date | Dec 13 '17 at 17:21 |
| Run Duration | 59 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 11% |
PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
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84.3%
Excellent
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88% 156 Pts
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65% 525 Pts
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42% 672 Pts
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ssd2sc48 0G726A104-468277 480GB
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 524A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
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64%
Good
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75% 340 MB/s
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79% 22.6 MB/s
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59% 103 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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G.SKILL RipjawsX 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 |
31.8%
Below average
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29% 10.2 GB/s
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26% 8.97 GB/s
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60% 66.1 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-USB31
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| Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples | 857x |
| Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples | 248x |
| Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples | 125x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 207x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 128x |
| GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples | 81x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 60% - Above average | Total price: $648 |