Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.2% 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.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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 (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$48 15,557 User benchmarks, average bench 60% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 86 1-Core 98 2-Core 194 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 318 8-Core 468 49% 393 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 M290X 1,411 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Clevo(1558 7481) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.151.0.0 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	4.31% Terrible	Lighting 4.83 Reflection 6.46 Parallax 6.34 4% 5.88 fps	MRender 7.86 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 7.7 5% 5.97 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 4.31% Great: 27%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-512M6M 512GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 443GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 344 395 345 365 367 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 351 Write 369 Mixed 248 SusWrite 360 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 43.7 157% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 219 195% 294 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 102%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 713GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 124 123 123 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	70% Good	Read 120 Write 122 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 123 70% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 12GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	41.8% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 12.2 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	81x
GTX 870MNvidiaBench 22%, 3,247 samples	11x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	11x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	8x
M500 mSATA 120GBCrucial $398Bench 59%, 916 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 55%, 10,168 samples	13x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	7x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples	6x

Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $143

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16