Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	83.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 119 2-Core 240 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 638 62% 512 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36B6) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 114 Parallax 113 86% 111 fps	MRender 94.4 Gravity 98.2 Splatting 93.1 78% 95.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.41 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 160 Write 140 Mixed 172 35% 158 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 29.7 134% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 39.5 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 42 43% 67 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 86%
Seagate ST31000340NS 1TB-$95 7,250 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 32GB free Firmware: SN05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 78 80 80 83 84 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 92 Write 90.5 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 83 57% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 60%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB-$33 9,374 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 9GB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 101 120 144 132 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 157 Write 154 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 125 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.2% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 85%

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 $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