Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 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 way above expectations (87^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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 94.3 2-Core 192 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 350 42% 326 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 72.3% 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? Legend(17AA 380B) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.9% Terrible	Lighting 3.83 Reflection 6.62 Parallax 6.72 3% 5.72 fps	MRender 9.29 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 7.87 5% 6.51 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.9% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 833GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 429 435 460 460 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 435 Mixed 377 SusWrite 444 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 35.4 129% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 207 182% 267 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 102%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 12GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.6 2 3.6 4.4 3.3 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 22.1 Write 5.3 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 3.4 10% 9.65 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 103% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73BH0-YK0 2x8GB 1,849 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.1 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 17.7 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 58%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	16x

SSD
AS340 240GBApacerBench 71%, 10,970 samples	1x
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GBBench 78%, 6,868 samples	1x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	1x

RAM
RMT3170EB68F9W1600 2x4GBRamaxelBench 50%, 5,069 samples	1x
RMT3170EF68F9W1600 2x4GBRamaxelBench 47%, 1,656 samples	1x
M471B5173BH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 26%, 3,518 samples	1x

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $39

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