Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	24.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4720HQ 80,960 User benchmarks, average bench 58% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 203 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 538 58% 461 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 965M 3,914 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Asus(1043 171D) 2GB CLim: 949 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.73 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	24.9% Poor	Lighting 32.3 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 29.4 26% 31.5 fps	MRender 26.6 Gravity 29.5 Splatting 25.2 22% 27.1 fps
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 432GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 430 408 423 353 362 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 347 Write 404 Mixed 364 SusWrite 402 86% 379 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 48.6 148% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 156 174% 294 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 133 132 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 124 Write 111 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 130 70% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 3x4GB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 18%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

CPU
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	227x
Core i7-4750HQIntelBench 63%, 5,497 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,914 samples	246x

SSD
X300s Non-Secure 128GBSanDiskBench 75%, 1,499 samples	12x
Micron_M600_MTFDDAK128MBF 128GBBench 82%, 465 samples	10x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	43x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 44,908 samples	39x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	13x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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