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Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 24 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 20 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory14.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '23 at 00:52
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU3%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 102
2-Core 202
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 523
58% 458 Pts
64-Core 521
32% 521 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 81.3%
 Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
EVGA(3842 1068)
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 4096 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Lighting 92.3
Reflection 96.8
Parallax 88.5
75% 92.5 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 85.1
Splatting 77.6
76% 96.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑
This bench: 75.6%
 Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 132 131 127 122 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 358
Write 205
Mixed 257
SusWrite 131
53% 238 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 48.6
185% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 194
155% 218 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑
This bench: 89.2%
 Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
899GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 181 180 181 182 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 188
Mixed 118
SusWrite 182
126% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.3
252% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 108%
 Great: 109%
Samsung HM250HI 250GB-$50
82GB free
Firmware: 2AC101C4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 42 41 40 41 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Read 64.8
Write 30.6
Mixed 41.2
SusWrite 41.4
33% 44.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑
This bench: 30.6%
 Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905403-400.A00LF 9905403-400.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
57.3% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.3
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 19.6
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑
This bench: 57.3%
 Great: 61%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical GA-H97-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 703 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 - $132

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples219x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples121x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples95x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples101x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples66x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples49x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples49x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples34x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples12x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples43x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples38x
KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905403-400.A00LF 9905403-400.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 51%, 42 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $504
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Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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