Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

System	Toshiba SATELLITE P70-A (all builds)
Motherboard	Type2 Type2 - Board Product Name1
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20141204
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 17:09
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209 69,603 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 96.7 2-Core 147 69% 112 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 494 49% 401 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Toshiba(1179 FA79) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3308 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.53% Terrible	Lighting 4.97 Reflection 7.73 Parallax 6.69 4% 6.46 fps	MRender 9.52 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 7.87 6% 6.59 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.53% Great: 3%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Notebook SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$117 2,938 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 851GB free (System drive) Firmware: AUF02M Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 135 Write 82.5 Mixed 96.4 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 16.9 4K Mixed 9.7 1,753% 11.8 MB/s	DQ Read 13.1 DQ Write 17.3 DQ Mixed 12.5 123% 14.3 MB/s
Poor: 21% Great: 76%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 426GB free Firmware: AX0A4M Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 3,952 Write 41 Mixed 60.4 967% 1,351 MB/s	4K Read 805 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 33,660% 269 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73CB0-YK0 2x8GB 473 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 17.2 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 19.8 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 58%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	84x
Core i5-4200MIntel $39Bench 50%, 33,019 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	59x
GeForce GT 740MNvidiaBench 6%, 15,605 samples	16x
GeForce GT 745MNvidiaBench 7%, 1,328 samples	10x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	5x
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	3x
840 Evo 500GBSamsung $150Bench 103%, 68,337 samples	3x

RAM
M471B5173BH0-YK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 54%, 1,045 samples	12x
M471B1G73CB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 473 samples	11x
M471B5173BH0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 4,546 samples	6x

Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $247

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