Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5500U 73,655 User benchmarks, average bench 46% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Memory 77.9 1-Core 90.4 2-Core 150 63% 106 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 222 27% 207 Pts	64-Core 216 13% 216 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz) 231,498 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Legend(17AA 503E) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4156 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	4.69% Terrible	Lighting 4.8 Reflection 7.15 Parallax 5.91 4% 5.95 fps	MRender 6.86 Gravity 4.7 Splatting 10.1 6% 7.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.69% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSFJ256GCSU 256GB 3,843 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: JULA1102 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 479 Write 429 Mixed 471 103% 460 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 20.9 77% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 126 117% 179 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5174BM0-YK0 2x4GB 897 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 16.5 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 14.6 36% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 56%

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

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HDD

RAM

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