Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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 as expected (50^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-$132 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 203 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 598 60% 490 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 80%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$20 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC48 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 107 Write 50.6 Mixed 58.7 54% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 8GB 390 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.1% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 8.4 28% 9.73 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 9.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	1,401x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	314x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	265x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	103x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	86x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 7,217 samples	80x

Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $231