Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	119% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

PC Performing as expected (59^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 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 239 91% 158 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 734 74% 602 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 425 397 170 123 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 454 Mixed 444 SusWrite 290 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 62 208% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 276 230% 333 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%
Nvme CT1000P 1TB 6,019 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 201GB free Firmware: P3CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 96 92 92 93 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 751 Write 99.3 Mixed 162 SusWrite 93.4 59% 276 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 58.3 205% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 682 DQ Write 73.1 DQ Mixed 121 153% 292 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 299%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 403GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 425 55 5.2 6.2 6.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 293 Write 5.2 Mixed 10.3 SusWrite 104 22% 103 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.3 45% 10.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 22.1 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 23.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 71%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	140x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	52x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	48x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	28x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $678

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16