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Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	40.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z87-A (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '20 at 17:43
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$75 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 111 2-Core 196 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 573 57% 464 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$25 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03070103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 34 22 32 27 34 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.2% Average	Read 274 Write 40.5 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 31.2 23% 108 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 34.2 4K Mixed 25.5 73% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 46.4 DQ Mixed 45.7 46% 76.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 100%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$80 495,311 User benchmarks, average bench 275% 174GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 942 941 832 754 757 754 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,379 Write 2,155 Mixed 1,734 SusWrite 830 397% 1,774 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 77.1 252% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 920 DQ Write 468 DQ Mixed 704 520% 697 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 346%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 149GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 76 75 75 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 107 Write 101 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 76.2 68% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 59%
Prolific USB-SATA Bridge 4TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 3TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 157 154 157 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 153 Write 151 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 155 176% 132 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 153% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 65%
ST2000DM 006-2DM164 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 211GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 37 Write 38.2 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 39 49% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 19,207 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.2% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 13.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.7 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 62%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Asus Z87-A - $299

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $75Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	869x
Core i5-4670KIntel $52Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	788x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	360x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	245x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	211x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	203x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	104x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	90x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	74x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	72x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $732

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Intel Core i5-13600K $239	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350