Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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 (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209 69,603 User benchmarks, average bench 59% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 94.5 2-Core 192 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 436 46% 369 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 72.4% 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? MSI(1462 10E7) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.5067 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 mSATA 128GB-$80 987 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: X230500 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 412 Write 156 Mixed 136 51% 235 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 23.2 104% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 116 110% 179 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 86%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 750GB-$77 8,773 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 79GB free Firmware: JF4OA0D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 85 86 86 84 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 86.5 Write 88.7 Mixed 49 SusWrite 85.2 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata MIF4D1D167HZ1J 1x8GB 544 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 8.5 27% 9.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 10.7 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 32%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	134x
GTX 765MNvidiaBench 13%, 7,023 samples	56x
GeForce GT 750MNvidiaBench 8%, 13,088 samples	8x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 128GBIntelBench 71%, 1,050 samples	18x
850 EVO mSATA 250GBSamsungBench 95%, 4,026 samples	10x
X110 mSATA 128GBSanDisk $80Bench 70%, 987 samples	7x

RAM
M2S8G64CC8HB5N-DI 1x8GBNanyaBench 29%, 1,618 samples	25x
MIF4D1D167HZ1J 1x8GBAdataBench 29%, 544 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 55%, 10,168 samples	10x

Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $209

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