Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 244 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 643 66% 533 Pts	64-Core 643 40% 643 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.19% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 6.3 3% 4.13 fps	MRender 7.4 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 4.4 4% 4.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.19% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 486 Write 435 Mixed 425 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 39.6 130% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 263 212% 302 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 123%
Seagate Portable 500GB 3,247 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 147GB free, PID 2300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 36 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 39.1 Write 32.7 Mixed 26 SusWrite 33.9 44% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 19%
ST500LT0 12-1DG142 500GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 393GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 40.4 Write 39.5 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 41 50% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB 7,092 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18.6 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 21.3 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	127x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	76x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	70x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	31x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	30x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	25x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $337

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16