Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.8% 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 (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4500U-$393 39,249 User benchmarks, average bench 50% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 85.9 2-Core 139 64% 104 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 199 28% 207 Pts	64-Core 215 13% 215 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Sanyo(144D C0EF) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3643 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	3.88% Terrible	Lighting 4.53 Reflection 6.19 Parallax 6.41 4% 5.71 fps	MRender 6.86 Gravity 2.17 Splatting 6.26 4% 5.09 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.88% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNH256G8NT 256GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: HTBAN103 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1578 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1098 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 194 194 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 37 (C2) HDA temperature 63 47 227633332261 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	85.8% Excellent	Read 511 Write 469 Mixed 488 109% 489 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 22.9 114% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 28.7 DQ Write 98 DQ Mixed 22.7 29% 49.8 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2x4GB 26,293 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.6% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 19.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 81%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	45x
HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 6,906 samples	2x

SSD
MZNTE256HMHP-000 256GBSamsungBench 64%, 301 samples	15x
THNSNH256G8NT 256GBToshibaBench 72%, 345 samples	12x
MZNTD128HAGM-00000 128GBSamsungBench 52%, 882 samples	6x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	30x
2x2GBSamsungBench 46%, 9,651 samples	17x

Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $393

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