Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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. 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	0.02% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4720HQ 80,960 User benchmarks, average bench 58% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 62.6 2-Core 191 66% 115 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 398 45% 354 Pts	64-Core 299 18% 299 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 71%

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) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	0.02% Terrible	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 17.3 Parallax 2.44 0% 6.59 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 0.02% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD10S21X-24R1BT0-SSHD-8GB 1TB 17,076 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 765GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 38 36 33 38 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 18.2 Write 38.5 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 36.7 21% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.3 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 555GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 68 72 70 70 69 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 70.5 Write 69.9 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 68.8 84% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Team-Elite-1600 2x8GB 3,520 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.4% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.3 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 16.4 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 61%

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%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	1,779x
GTX 860MNvidiaBench 16%, 18,736 samples	627x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	404x

SSD
MZ7TE512HMHP-000 512GBSamsungBench 75%, 3,033 samples	136x
MZ7TE256HMHP-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 69%, 2,145 samples	128x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	102x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	416x
RMT3160ME68FAF1600 2x8GBRamaxelBench 52%, 3,672 samples	235x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	219x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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