Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 104 2-Core 208 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 406 51% 389 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 5,568 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Zotac(19DA 1040) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	4.45% Terrible	Lighting 6.07 Reflection 5.31 Parallax 2.78 5% 4.72 fps	MRender 1.62 Gravity 5.9 Splatting 4.83 4% 4.12 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.45% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 256 271 264 249 229 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 371 Mixed 335 SusWrite 269 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 50.9 172% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 96GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 281 293 294 288 290 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 395 Mixed 342 SusWrite 300 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 52.7 180% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB 8,252 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 466GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 119 118 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 115 Write 113 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 116 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RM51264BA1339.16FR 2x4GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 14.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 9.2 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 53%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 26%

Raft

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 22%

Surfboard

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	68x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	63x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	59x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	26x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	23x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	20x

Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $306

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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