Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 way above expectations (95^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 268 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 691 74% 589 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,636 Write 2,419 Mixed 1,876 514% 2,310 MB/s	4K Read 75.3 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 107 370% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,292 DQ Write 974 DQ Mixed 1,147 854% 1,137 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 228GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,881 Write 11,080 Mixed 8,636 6,675% 8,866 MB/s	4K Read 1,023 4K Write 855 4K Mixed 910 159,647% 930 MB/s	DQ Read 2,575 DQ Write 2,179 DQ Mixed 2,298 21,305% 2,351 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 57%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 240GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 7,028 Write 11,606 Mixed 8,672 6,846% 9,102 MB/s	4K Read 1,012 4K Write 850 4K Mixed 906 158,535% 922 MB/s	DQ Read 2,583 DQ Write 2,203 DQ Mixed 2,367 21,784% 2,384 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 19.2 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	126x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	109x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	103x

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16