Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 (100^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 87.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 234 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 602 66% 520 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7848) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4642 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNX032GMCT 32GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: XTXAN106 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 301 Write 61.7 Mixed 97.7 33% 153 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 41.2 4K Mixed 28.3 102% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 68.4 DQ Mixed 54.7 58% 98.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 69%
Seagate ST980813AS 80GB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 74GB free Firmware: 3.ADC SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 56 55 56 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 55.3 Write 55.8 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 55.7 38% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.8% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.1 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 19%

Surfboard

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

RAM
M2F8G64CB8HB5N-DI 2x8GBNanyaBench 55%, 1,721 samples	105x
M2F8G64CB8HC5N-DI 2x8GBNanyaBench 54%, 1,156 samples	51x
M2F4G64CB88C7N-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 53%, 1,438 samples	50x

Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $251

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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