| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Boot Drive | The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen. |
| System | MSI MS-7922 |
| Motherboard | MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds) |
| Memory | 13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 8.1 |
| BIOS Date | 20150813 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Oct 19 '17 at 18:15 |
| Run Duration | 62 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 0% |
PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
|
82.1%
Excellent
|
80% 139 Pts
|
56% 421 Pts
|
26% 415 Pts
|
| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
105%
Outstanding
|
129% 172 MB/s
|
120% 1.2 MB/s
| |
| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
34.4%
Below average
|
31% 10.9 GB/s
|
31% 10.9 GB/s
|
61% 65.2 ns
|
System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,311 builds)
See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
|
|
|
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) - $127
| CPU |
|
|---|---|
| Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples | 968x |
| Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples | 648x |
| Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples | 225x |
| GPU |
|
|---|---|
| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 370x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 228x |
| GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples | 134x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 60% - Above average | Total price: $775 |