Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	34.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$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 as expected (60^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 110 2-Core 199 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 578 56% 461 Pts	64-Core 540 34% 540 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Golden MEMORY-480GB 480GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0326 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 172 191 138 139 209 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 306 Write 14.4 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 150 27% 124 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 4.9 47% 11.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 86%
Golden MEMORY-480GB 480GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 447GB free Firmware: 0326 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 189 198 146 146 213 MB/s Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.6% Above average	Read 275 Write 196 Mixed 257 SusWrite 178 51% 226 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 10.1 88% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 16.2 70% 153 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 2x8GB 5,493 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 16.7 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 19.6 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 60%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	622x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	273x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	159x

Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $231

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	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