Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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 (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 652 67% 540 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 7260) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Lighting 27 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 32.2 22% 29.9 fps	MRender 27.2 Gravity 23.7 Splatting 32.5 23% 27.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 119 93 137 151 220 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 398 Write 112 Mixed 119 SusWrite 159 43% 197 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 18.4 106% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 96.2 DQ Mixed 15.6 44% 96.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 76%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 899GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 101 100 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 101 Write 56.5 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 99.2 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016)-$30 16,451 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 308GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 193 193 191 193 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 168 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 192 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB 1,270 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.4% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 7.3 24% 8.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 8.5 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 35%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	170x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	157x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	58x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	51x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	51x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $454

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