Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.1% 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.

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710HQ 69,536 User benchmarks, average bench 58% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 80.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 203 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 514 57% 448 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 70%

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 171D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.1% Terrible	Lighting 4.03 Reflection 6.77 Parallax 6.94 3% 5.91 fps	MRender 9.95 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 8.13 6% 6.85 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.1% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,496 Write 5,188 Mixed 5,122 1,177% 5,268 MB/s	4K Read 563 4K Write 302 4K Mixed 372 1,490% 413 MB/s	DQ Read 1063 DQ Write 780 DQ Mixed 849 654% 897 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 264GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 66 67 67 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 66.9 Write 67.8 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 66.1 41% 56.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 16.9 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 20.3 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 97%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples	222x
Core i5-4200HIntelBench 57%, 11,882 samples	5x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	132x
GTX 860MNvidiaBench 16%, 18,736 samples	94x
HD GraphicsIntelBench 3%, 13 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples	55x
ASU16D3LS1KFG/4G 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 553 samples	18x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 47%, 26,681 samples	14x

Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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