Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	1.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	278% 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	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 above expectations (74^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 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 249 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 646 68% 545 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% PNY(196E 104A) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 267 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.72% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 2.3 Parallax 0.7 2% 1.7 fps	MRender 2.3 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 1.9 2% 2.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.72% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1333 403 403 386 403 402 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,535 Write 2,267 Mixed 1,481 SusWrite 555 381% 1,710 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 97.2 323% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 888 DQ Mixed 994 733% 965 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 302%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 598GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 118 114 119 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 140 Write 131 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 117 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB 2,515 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 11 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 12.8 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 36%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

GPU
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	23x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	7x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	6x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $100Bench 235%, 154,949 samples	15x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $46Bench 234%, 87,206 samples	7x
CS90 0 500GB SSDPNYBench 63%, 102 samples	4x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 9,944 samples	13x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 27%, 2,515 samples	8x
Sniper DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 59%, 546 samples	7x

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $448

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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