Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4810MQ-$400 26,927 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Memory 77.2 1-Core 106 2-Core 197 72% 127 Pts	4-Core 72.8 8-Core 488 28% 280 Pts	64-Core 152 9% 152 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 75%

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. 10.18.14.4578 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	3.32% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 3.96 Parallax 7.31 3% 5.09 fps	MRender 3.52 Gravity 2.67 Splatting 5.74 3% 3.98 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.32% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
P3-256 256GB 2,367 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 75 75 81 76 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 434 Write 378 Mixed 333 SusWrite 123 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 28.2 119% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 163 158% 246 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 98%
Apple HD D HTS547575A9E38 750GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 206GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 41 41 42 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	22% Poor	Read 35.9 Write 36.4 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 40.5 26% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 M471B5173DB0-YK0 8GB 2,202 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	48.8% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 16.6 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 7 17% 5.83 GB/s	Latency 86 46% 86 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 56%

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

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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16