Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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 (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 116 2-Core 231 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 602 66% 522 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 328GB free Firmware: KC48 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	56.6% Above average	Read 100 Write 97.1 Mixed 98.1 74% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.55 110% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 88%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 126GB free Firmware: GG2OAC90 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	37.1% Below average	Read 68.4 Write 60.7 Mixed 68.2 50% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.12 51% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 20.9 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 21.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 70%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	24x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	22x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	11x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 6,467 samples	8x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	6x

Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $464

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