Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.1% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4940MX 2,383 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 113 2-Core 223 77% 138 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 583 56% 463 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 80%

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? Dell(1028 05CC) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.61% Terrible	Lighting 4.57 Reflection 8.69 Parallax 7.97 4% 7.08 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 2.77 Splatting 9.04 6% 7.65 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.61% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Edge E3 SSD 500GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1026A SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 413 413 433 436 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 435 Mixed 337 SusWrite 420 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 37.6 125% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 202 168% 243 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 95%
Lacie Rugged THB USB3 1TB 422 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 677GB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 123 126 122 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 58.4 Write 135 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 120 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.6 162% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 62%
Lacie Rugged THB USB3 1TB 422 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 102GB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 66 66 66 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 59.3 Write 77.5 Mixed 102 SusWrite 67 58% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 213% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 4x8GB 1,944 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	54% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 15.8 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 18.2 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 70%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	1,352x
Quadro K2100MNvidiaBench 7%, 6,539 samples	637x
Quadro K1100MNvidiaBench 5%, 5,195 samples	382x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	166x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	93x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 4x8GBHynixBench 54%, 1,944 samples	80x

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $400

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