Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	18% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (45^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-$46 15,557 User benchmarks, average bench 60% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Memory 76.6 1-Core 30.1 2-Core 65.2 40% 57.3 Pts	4-Core 127 8-Core 151 18% 139 Pts	64-Core 134 8% 134 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M 73,363 User benchmarks, average bench 16% MSI(1462 113B) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.9649 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	18% Very poor	Lighting 22.6 Reflection 25.8 Parallax 20.7 18% 23 fps	MRender 24.5 Gravity 23.3 Splatting 16.8 17% 21.5 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 126 162 143 154 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 414 Write 341 Mixed 297 SusWrite 139 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 11.8 41% 11.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 56%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 317GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 126 130 130 131 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 132 Write 128 Mixed 31 SusWrite 130 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GKH800SO51208-1600 1x8GB 1,721 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	20.8% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 5.5 MC Mixed 6.2 18% 6.47 GB/s	SC Read 2.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 6.5 17% 5.8 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 32%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-4710MQIntel $46Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	6x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	3x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	3x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	2x
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	1x
850 EVO mSATA 250GBSamsungBench 95%, 4,026 samples	1x

RAM
1x8GBGKH800SO51208-1600Bench 29%, 1,721 samples	3x
GKH800SO51208-1600 16GBKingstonBench 52%, 11 samples	1x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	1x

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $84

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