Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4720HQ 80,960 User benchmarks, average bench 58% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 82 1-Core 89.9 2-Core 200 70% 124 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 517 52% 424 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 17BD) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.61% Terrible	Lighting 3.73 Reflection 16.1 Parallax 5.84 3% 8.56 fps	MRender 6.48 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 7.83 5% 5.52 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.61% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X300s Non-Secure 256GB 2,451 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2150000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 212 185 185 198 182 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 466 Write 377 Mixed 276 SusWrite 205 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 28.2 102% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 149 148% 240 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 98%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 334GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 103 102 102 102 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 101 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 101 58% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GB 77,702 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	28.1% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 7.9 25% 8.87 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 8.8 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 33%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	162x
Core i7-4750HQIntelBench 63%, 5,497 samples	29x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	105x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	64x
Iris Pro HD 5200 (V2 Mobile 1.2 GHz)IntelBench 6%, 5,483 samples	22x

SSD
RBU-SC100S37128GD 128GBKingstonBench 58%, 1,846 samples	18x
SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $223Bench 175%, 7,621 samples	12x
X300s Non-Secure 256GBSanDiskBench 82%, 2,451 samples	9x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	33x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 44,908 samples	33x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples	32x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16