Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4900MQ-$110 5,651 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 74.1 1-Core 63.3 2-Core 120 53% 86 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 352 35% 285 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 78%

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? Legend(17AA 221D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.8% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 6.2 Parallax 7.7 3% 6 fps	MRender 9.3 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5.5 5% 5.83 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.8% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS512GMTS430S 512GB 550 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906A SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 248 110 173 131 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 436 Write 295 Mixed 260 SusWrite 181 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 31 106% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 157 154% 240 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 105%
SMI USB DISK 2GB 382 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 8.8 9.2 8.3 8.8 9.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	5.65% Terrible	Read 15.5 Write 4.5 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 8.7 10% 8.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.65% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ81UG8EFU0-GN-F Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 16GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16.9 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 17.7 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 92.3 43% 92.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	3x

SSD
TS512GMTS430S 512GBTranscendBench 85%, 550 samples	1x
MZ7TE512HMHP-000L1 512GBSamsungBench 80%, 898 samples	1x
OSSD128GBTSS2 128GBBench 58%, 73 samples	1x

RAM
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 M471B1G73BH0-CK0 16GBSamsungBench 49%, 24 samples	1x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	1x
EBJ81UG8EFU0-GN-F Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 16GBElpidaBench 50%, 47 samples	1x

Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $150

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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