Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	10.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	105% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$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 (88^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 211 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 556 58% 468 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60 26,874 User benchmarks, average bench 10% HP(103C 6893) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.08 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Lighting 12.7 Reflection 15.3 Parallax 10.4 10% 12.8 fps	MRender 10.5 Gravity 12.5 Splatting 13.5 10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 136 127 129 127 131 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 450 Mixed 387 SusWrite 164 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 56.2 190% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 353 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 398GB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 178 180 178 179 180 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 130 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 178 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 112%
Intenso Basic Line 32GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 30GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 5.7 5.1 7.2 4.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	5.13% Terrible	Read 19 Write 8 Mixed 15.4 SusWrite 7 15% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.13% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 12GB 1,188 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	42.1% Average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 12.6 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 13.7 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 55%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 27%

Raft

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 22%

Surfboard

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

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	1x
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	1x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	2x

RAM
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 12GBHynixBench 42%, 1,188 samples	2x

Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $433

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