Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4700HQ-$370 42,062 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 86.9 1-Core 99.4 2-Core 167 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 469 53% 416 Pts	64-Core 489 30% 489 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 74%

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? Asus(1043 11CD) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.15% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 16.1 Parallax 7.16 3% 9.12 fps	MRender 9.95 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 8.26 6% 6.89 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.15% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB 5,978 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0624AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 112 156 74 73 73 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 480 Write 405 Mixed 376 SusWrite 132 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 36.4 120% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 238 197% 281 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 95%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 420GB free Firmware: 2BC10007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 62 65 64 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 86.3 Write 72.5 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 63.9 51% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 70%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1TB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 74 84 83 83 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 79.1 Write 80.2 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 81.7 98% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905428-435.A00LF Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.4 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 19.9 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	551x
GTX 850MNvidiaBench 14%, 13,931 samples	266x

RAM
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples	232x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	102x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 M471B1G73QH0-YK0 12GBSamsungBench 41%, 874 samples	41x

Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $450

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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