Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 87 2-Core 168 69% 115 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 346 40% 311 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 74%

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? Legend(17AA 3978) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3540 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	1.79% Terrible	Lighting 1.93 Reflection 16 Parallax 2.62 2% 6.85 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 1 Splatting 3.09 2% 2.7 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.79% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD10S21X-24R1BT0-SSHD-8GB 1TB 17,076 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 868GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 15 18 22 24 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 19.3 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 17.7 19% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.2 48% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 59%
Patriot Memory 16GB 593 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 2GB free, PID 3800 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 18 14 19 12 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	8.4% Terrible	Read 27.6 Write 5.3 Mixed 12 SusWrite 15.2 18% 15 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 1.2 56% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.4% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SP008GLSTU160N02 2x8GB 633 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	52.8% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 16 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 14.9 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 58%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	212x
GTX 860MNvidiaBench 16%, 18,736 samples	78x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	54x

SSD
MZ7TE512HMHP-000 512GBSamsungBench 75%, 3,033 samples	36x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	12x
Vertex 3 120GBOCZ $42Bench 69%, 25,948 samples	12x

RAM
M471B5173DB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 47%, 26,681 samples	39x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	34x
RMT3170MN68F9F1600 2x4GBRAMAXELBench 42%, 3,176 samples	30x

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