Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.7% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 84.9 1-Core 108 2-Core 214 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 551 56% 454 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 620 17,163 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 259D) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 340.52 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	1.95% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.77 Parallax 1.94 2% 2.3 fps	MRender 3.24 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 2.61 2% 2.77 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.95% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-128M6S 128GB 1,777 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC72205 Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 476 Write 302 Mixed 368 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 32.3 113% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 84.7 116% 213 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 836GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 176 Mixed 144 125% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.38 4K Write 2.48 4K Mixed 0.37 144% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 2x4GB 6,798 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	56.6% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 15.9 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 62%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

CPU
Core i5-4670Intel $52Bench 66%, 49,019 samples	1x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1x
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	1x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	1x
LCS-128M6S 128GBLiteonitBench 76%, 1,777 samples	1x

RAM
RMR5030EF68F9W1600 2x4GBRamaxelBench 51%, 2,242 samples	1x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 4,222 samples	1x

Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $149

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16