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Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
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PC StatusOverall 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.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive40.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7924
MotherboardMSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924)  (all builds)
Memory24.6 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160215
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMay 03 '19 at 20:49
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 100
2-Core 192
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 364
47% 357 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑
This bench: 75.9%
 Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
EVGA(3842 6163)
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.4% Good
Lighting 79.1
Reflection 80.1
Parallax 69
64% 76.1 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 74.4
Splatting 76.8
61% 74.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 63.4%
 Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP580 120GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.0.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 36 36 38 41 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
40.7% Average
Read 358
Write 45.9
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 41.8
28% 132 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 44
4K Mixed 21.2
71% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 30.3
DQ Write 44.2
DQ Mixed 8.6
14% 27.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑
This bench: 40.7%
 Great: 70%
Seagate ST320LM001 HN-M320MBB 320GB
298GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 2.8 2.9 2 3.5 1.2 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
28.7% Poor
Read 96.9
Write 4.3
Mixed 9.3
SusWrite 3.1
21% 28.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 1
141% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑
This bench: 28.7%
 Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 99U5584-005.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8G 99U5471-054.A00LF 28GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
56.1% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.6
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.2
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 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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Typical Z97M-G43(MS-7924) Builds (Compare 360 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z97M-G43(MS-7924) - $110

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples83x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples76x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples61x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples42x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples24x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples22x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples21x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples10x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples23x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples12x
RMR5030EF68F9W1600 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 0467 RMR5030KD68F9F1600 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GBUnknownBench 49%, 12 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $463
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