Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.35% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.6% 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 (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790S-$60 13,224 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 85 1-Core 112 2-Core 211 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 549 57% 461 Pts	64-Core 549 34% 549 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 369C) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.35% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 10.7 Parallax 7.2 3% 7.2 fps	MRender 7.2 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 5.1 4% 4.93 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.35% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
256GB 256GB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0128A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 8.4 132 13 9.7 95 MB/s Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.6% Average	Read 226 Write 197 Mixed 202 SusWrite 60.2 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 20.1 104% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 94.3 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 39.9 57% 102 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 149%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
SHARETRONIC 1x8GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	30.9% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 8.5 28% 9.73 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 9 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 33%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-4790SIntel $60Bench 72%, 13,224 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce 840ANvidiaBench 9%, 94 samples	1x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	1x

SSD
256GB 256GBBench 72%, 219 samples	1x

RAM
1x8GBSHARETRONICBench 30%, 84 samples	1x
RMT3170ME68F9F1600 1x4GBRAMAXELBench 26%, 6,848 samples	1x

Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $60