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Desktop
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Workstation
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive69.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '18 at 18:12
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 111
2-Core 221
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 433
58% 433 Pts
64-Core 430
27% 430 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑
This bench: 83.7%
 Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0809
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 183 175 183 169 167 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 430
Write 190
Mixed 220
SusWrite 172
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 19.1
125% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 58.1
62% 102 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑
This bench: 69.5%
 Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
501GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 165 165 165 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 165
Mixed 106
SusWrite 164
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 93%
 Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C9D3/4GX 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
61.7% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 18.3
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 19.4
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 42% ↑
This bench: 61.7%
 Great: 62%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples616x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples471x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples418x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples291x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples204x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples156x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $74Bench 105%, 762,998 samples70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples63x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples81x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples77x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples38x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $750
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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