Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	45.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.9% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$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 (97^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 111 2-Core 218 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 564 58% 466 Pts	64-Core 544 34% 544 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.7% Average	Lighting 55.9 Reflection 66 Parallax 58.3 46% 60.1 fps	MRender 61.3 Gravity 56.7 Splatting 52.6 46% 56.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB 11,560 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA15.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 117 115 126 179 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 325 Write 106 Mixed 340 SusWrite 189 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 42.7 153% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 229 197% 288 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 102%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 462GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 75 75 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 74.9 Write 78.3 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 75.1 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 861GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 194 194 194 194 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 152 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 194 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 8.6 28% 9.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.2 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	154x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	129x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	86x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	88x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	68x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GBCrucialBench 57%, 14,299 samples	38x

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $435

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