Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% 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 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 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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 i7-4790-$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 as expected (60^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 102 2-Core 200 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 546 53% 438 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 620 17,163 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 259D) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 448 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.73 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	1.97% Terrible	Lighting 2.3 Reflection 3.4 Parallax 0.9 2% 2.2 fps	MRender 3.3 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 2.3 2% 2.7 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.97% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN128HCHP-000L1 128GB 2,606 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 89 87 85 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 313 Write 97.8 Mixed 126 SusWrite 89 34% 156 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 23.5 88% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 94.1 DQ Mixed 129 114% 178 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 172 172 173 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 150 Mixed 93.9 SusWrite 172 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%
Maxtor OneTouch III 320GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 269GB free, PID 7201 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 0 19 24 0 5.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 23.1 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 9.8 30% 24 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMR5030KQ68F9F1600 2x4GB 146 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 15.8 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

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

GPU
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	2x

SSD
MZ7LN128HCHP-000L1 128GBSamsungBench 72%, 2,606 samples	2x

RAM
RMR5030KQ68F9F1600 2x4GBRamaxelBench 50%, 146 samples	2x

Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $135

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