| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 89.9%, 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. |
| Motherboard | Asus Z97-WS (all builds) |
| Memory | 14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz |
| Display | 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 8.1 |
| BIOS Date | 20160114 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Jun 27 '20 at 19:57 |
| Run Duration | 142 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 4% |
PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
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89.9%
Excellent
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86% 150 Pts
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68% 539 Pts
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40% 639 Pts
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
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72.7%
Very good
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71% 25 GB/s
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63% 22.1 GB/s
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79% 50.4 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 Z97-WS - $318
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| Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples | 76x |
| Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples | 22x |
| Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples | 13x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples | 13x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 13x |
| GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples | 11x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 65% - Good | Total price: $1,217 |