Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 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.

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 237 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 632 64% 520 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 167 Write 126 Mixed 162 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 15.5 121% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 55.9 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 88.5 67% 87.8 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 80%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 908GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 142 148 149 137 72 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 178 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 133 94% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BA160BJ.C8 2x4GB 2,504 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.9 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 18.2 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	159x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	118x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	92x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	147x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	65x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	62x

Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $353

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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16