Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (97^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 188 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 533 58% 462 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.6% Average	Lighting 56.3 Reflection 67 Parallax 58.9 46% 60.7 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 58.3 Splatting 51.8 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109 10,807 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2320000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 372 Write 167 Mixed 172 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 13.1 93% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 79.9 87% 146 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 71%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 106 112 112 104 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 127 Write 111 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 108 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BD160B.M16 1315 CT102464BA160B.C16 16GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 18.7 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	2x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	1x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 CT102464BA160B.C16 16GBUnknownBench 55%, 78 samples	1x
CT102464BD160B.M16 1315 CT102464BA160B.C16 16GBUnknownBench 55%, 119 samples	1x

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $363

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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