Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.7% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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 i7-4710MQ-$50 15,557 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 99 2-Core 186 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 503 51% 413 Pts	64-Core 502 31% 502 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 73%

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? Legend(17AA 221E) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5058 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.73% Terrible	Lighting 3.77 Reflection 6.23 Parallax 6.19 3% 5.39 fps	MRender 8.62 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 7.17 5% 6.04 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.73% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HCHP-000L7 256GB 7,649 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT04L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 145 143 146 138 140 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 486 Write 275 Mixed 238 SusWrite 153 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 35.7 136% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 239 202% 296 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 101%
VendorCo ProductCode 8GB 4,860 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 7.1 7.1 7 7 7.1 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	4.2% Terrible	Read 15 Write 7 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 6.8 9% 7.65 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.2% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Kingston 9905428-087.A00LF Kingston 9905428-087.A00LF Kingston 9905428-087.A00LF 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.5% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 19.2 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	1x

SSD
MZ7LN256HCHP-000L7 256GBSamsungBench 81%, 7,649 samples	1x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB M471B1G73DB0-YK0 M471B1G73DB0-YK0 32GBSamsungBench 53%, 5 samples	1x

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $50

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