Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 (98^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 101 2-Core 194 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 502 53% 425 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.8% 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 122D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	3.41% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 5.6 Parallax 7.1 3% 5.5 fps	MRender 7.2 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 5.1 4% 4.93 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.41% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 500G 500GB 12,292 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 213 214 214 216 212 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 454 Mixed 271 SusWrite 224 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 44 152% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 241 208% 308 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-YK0 Hynix HMT425S6AFR6A-PB 6GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.1 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 17.8 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-4700HQIntel $370Bench 62%, 42,062 samples	120x
Core i5-4200HIntelBench 57%, 11,882 samples	2x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	88x
GeForce GT 740MNvidiaBench 6%, 15,605 samples	34x

RAM
M471B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 30,873 samples	30x
ASU16D3LS1KBG/4G 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 2,492 samples	15x
M471B5273CH0-YK0 Hynix HMT425S6AFR6A-PB 6GBSamsungBench 38%, 63 samples	10x

Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $399

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