Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	139% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4700HQ-$370 42,062 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 94.1 2-Core 185 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 497 50% 403 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 738 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 985 Write 877 Mixed 939 208% 933 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 19 81% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 525 DQ Write 455 DQ Mixed 116 189% 365 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 376%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 527GB free Firmware: 0304 Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 54.8 Write 37.6 Mixed 38.9 33% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 0.07 4K Mixed 0.13 36% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 65%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 32GB 7,326 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 1GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	4.93% Terrible	Read 19.6 Write 4.91 Mixed 7.7 11% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.24 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.006 16% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.93% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905428-155.A00LF 4x8GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 17.1 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 20.3 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 15%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 13%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-4700HQIntel $370Bench 62%, 42,062 samples	379x

GPU
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	376x
GTX 765MNvidiaBench 13%, 7,023 samples	3x

SSD
LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GBLiteonitBench 83%, 11,477 samples	55x
LCM-256M3S 256GBLiteonitBench 75%, 782 samples	23x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x

RAM
M471B5173BH0-YK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 54%, 1,045 samples	50x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples	47x
M471B5173BH0-YK0 3x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 489 samples	33x

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $370

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16