Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	92.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 111 2-Core 218 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 570 58% 472 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 171 142 149 143 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 426 Mixed 368 SusWrite 180 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 42.3 151% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 353 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 134%
WD WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 2TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 82.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 167 171 169 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 157 Mixed 112 SusWrite 169 111% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 95%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 304GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 101 Write 59 Mixed 56 SusWrite 93.2 100% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 118% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18.2 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 19.4 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	46x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	22x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	21x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	12x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	10x

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $363

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