Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4720HQ 80,960 User benchmarks, average bench 58% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 79.1 1-Core 73.3 2-Core 108 55% 86.9 Pts	4-Core 154 8-Core 212 23% 183 Pts	64-Core 219 14% 219 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.5% 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? Asus(1043 1A8D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	2.36% Terrible	Lighting 2.4 Reflection 14.3 Parallax 3.75 2% 6.83 fps	MRender 5.38 Gravity 1.5 Splatting 4.52 3% 3.8 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.36% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GB 7,448 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT2301Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 129 130 132 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 470 Write 132 Mixed 167 SusWrite 129 49% 225 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 20.6 82% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 41.2 DQ Mixed 58.3 56% 90.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 56%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 930GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 105 Mixed 39.1 54% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 1x8GB 39,427 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 8.7 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 10.3 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 33%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	320x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	229x
Iris Pro HD 5200 (V2 Mobile 1.2 GHz)IntelBench 6%, 5,483 samples	67x

SSD
MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,448 samples	44x
M600 SATA M.2 128GBMicronBench 80%, 1,017 samples	31x
860 EVO M.2 500GBSamsungBench 101%, 35,237 samples	13x

RAM
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 27%, 39,427 samples	82x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	51x
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 10,651 samples	43x

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