Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	37.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 230 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 560 60% 476 Pts	64-Core 576 36% 576 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingstek 240G 240GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0818 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 112 110 117 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 316 Write 146 Mixed 148 SusWrite 112 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 19.3 4K Mixed 6.1 46% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 89.6 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 55.1 56% 89.8 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 797GB free Firmware: 1A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 165 165 166 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 160 Mixed 107 SusWrite 164 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 109%
ST320LT0 20-9YG142 320GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 37GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 50 49 52 49 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 49.8 Write 33.5 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 50.7 56% 42.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 36% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.C16 1x8GB 2,135 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 8.9 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 11 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	177x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	135x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	120x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	55x
SSD 120GBLonglineBench 65%, 271 samples	25x
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	24x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	25x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	20x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	20x

Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $178

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16