| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Graphics | 34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
| Boot Drive | 110% 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. |
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
| Motherboard | Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds) |
| Memory | 11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20150116 |
| Uptime | 4.2 Days |
| Run Date | Apr 07 '16 at 04:12 |
| Run Duration | 112 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 29% |
PC Performing as expected (51st 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 i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
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78.4%
Very good
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75% 131 Pts
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59% 472 Pts
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35% 565 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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AMD R9 285-$189
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
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34.7%
Below average
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36% 49.1 fps
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33% 41.3 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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110%
Outstanding
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96% 433 MB/s
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172% 59.2 MB/s
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141% 240 MB/s
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93.8%
Outstanding
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121% 161 MB/s
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123% 1.32 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0420 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
27.4%
Poor
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25% 8.63 GB/s
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23% 8.07 GB/s
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55% 73 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: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120
| CPU |
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| Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples | 327x |
| Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples | 244x |
| Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples | 112x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 141x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 96x |
| GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples | 77x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 60% - Above average | Total price: $768 |