Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.05% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	77.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 i7-4500U-$393 39,249 User benchmarks, average bench 50% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 71.1 1-Core 58 2-Core 141 53% 90.1 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 200 27% 200 Pts	64-Core 207 13% 207 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 2216) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4416 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	3.05% Terrible	Lighting 2.97 Reflection 5.15 Parallax 5.28 2% 4.47 fps	MRender 7 Gravity 2.03 Splatting 6.3 4% 5.11 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.05% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871a 2.5 7mm 256GB 636 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV02D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 311 309 314 318 316 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 366 Write 345 Mixed 305 SusWrite 317 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 23.5 88% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 354 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 119%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 16GB-$17 2,906 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 15GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 46 47 47 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 201 Write 48 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 46.8 88% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 3.2 301% 5.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GB 13,765 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.5% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 17.5 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 16.6 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 98.9 40% 98.9 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 58%

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

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HDD

RAM

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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