Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	56.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (49^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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 210 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 505 52% 419 Pts	64-Core 534 33% 534 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Longline SSD 128GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 132% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: H210324a SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 92 93 93 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 331 Write 92.3 Mixed 125 SusWrite 92.2 35% 160 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 22.5 111% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 89.4 DQ Mixed 98.6 77% 107 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 168%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 246GB free Firmware: AX0R2J SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 65 65 65 66 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	50% Above average	Read 109 Write 108 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 65.3 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 17.4 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	169x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	130x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	106x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	166x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	119x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	72x

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $748

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16