Performance Results

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


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 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

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 i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 115 2-Core 230 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 601 63% 507 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Legend(17AA 309F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$36 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 48 64 107 113 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 124 Write 113 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 87.3 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB Ramaxel RMR5030MN68F9F1600 8GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 15.5 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 17 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	1x

SSD
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	1x

RAM
RMR5030EF68F9W1600 Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB RMR5030EF68F9W1600 RMR5030KD68F9F1600 16GBRamaxelBench 46%, 1 sample	1x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $178

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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16