Performance Results

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


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 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

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 i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 242 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 626 64% 517 Pts	64-Core 641 40% 641 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3GB free Firmware: M0CR060 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 417 Write 159 Mixed 170 54% 249 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 24.3 123% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 114 96% 138 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 366 Write 406 Mixed 276 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 38.6 165% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 319 244% 329 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 106%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 86GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 104 103 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 108 Write 109 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 104 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 65%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 367GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 106 Write 109 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 99.1 136% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 24.8 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 24.3 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 88%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 40%

Jet ski

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	26x

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $569

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