| PC Status | Overall 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! |
| Processor | With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Boot Drive | 116% 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 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. |
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| Motherboard | Asus Z87-A (all builds) |
| Memory | 13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, |
| OS | Windows 7 |
| BIOS Date | 20140815 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Aug 16 '19 at 23:55 |
| Run Duration | 111 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 40% |
PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
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89.2%
Excellent
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91% 163 Pts
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71% 574 Pts
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43% 698 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Asus(1043 8422) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
283GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 391 290 291 289 290 MB/s
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116%
Outstanding
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99% 442 MB/s
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202% 73.5 MB/s
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236% 317 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
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62.7%
Good
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61% 21.2 GB/s
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58% 20.2 GB/s
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69% 57.8 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 Z87-A - $299
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| Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples | 833x |
| Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples | 752x |
| Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples | 345x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 237x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 206x |
| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 188x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 97% - Outstanding | Total price: $631 |