Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.7% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$48 15,557 User benchmarks, average bench 60% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	70% Good	Memory 78.1 1-Core 97.8 2-Core 193 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 484 51% 409 Pts	64-Core 479 30% 479 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 73%

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 112D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	3.32% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 44.9 Parallax 6.6 3% 18.4 fps	MRender 7.9 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.9 4% 5.07 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.32% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 398 411 416 412 418 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 306 Mixed 248 SusWrite 411 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 39.6 129% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 156 170% 285 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 111%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 323GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 85 83 86 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 87.4 Write 85.8 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 85.2 51% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 75%
WD Elements 2620 4TB 3,758 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 565GB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 67 67 67 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 81.9 Write 74.3 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 67 92% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 190% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron OEM MONSTER 2x8GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 16.6 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 19.3 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 84.2 48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 58%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	35x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	18x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	7x

SSD
850 EVO mSATA 250GBSamsungBench 95%, 4,026 samples	5x
MKNSSDAT120GB-DX 120GBMushkinBench 59%, 222 samples	4x
MKNSSDAT240GB-DX 240GBMushkinBench 61%, 135 samples	3x

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $48

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16