Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 95.3 2-Core 186 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 487 49% 400 Pts	64-Core 502 31% 502 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.2% 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? Asus(1043 11CD) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.03% Terrible	Lighting 4.07 Reflection 15.9 Parallax 6.75 3% 8.9 fps	MRender 9.19 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 7.87 5% 6.51 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.03% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600 256GB 4,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6.8E SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 57 51 50 43 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 410 Write 65.5 Mixed 110 SusWrite 50.5 34% 159 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 30.5 90% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 63.4 DQ Mixed 81.8 82% 138 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 97%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 341GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 107 106 105 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 69.2 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 106 61% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-SD3-1600 Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.2% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 16.1 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 18.2 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	552x
GTX 850MNvidiaBench 14%, 13,931 samples	267x

RAM
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples	232x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	103x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 M471B1G73QH0-YK0 12GBSamsungBench 41%, 874 samples	41x

Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $450

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