Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very 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 above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 426 59% 438 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2843) 2GB CLim: 1337 MHz, MLim: 1599 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.51 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 23% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG5100RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 436 Write 374 Mixed 300 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 18.9 4K Mixed 16.5 60% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 46.7 DQ Mixed 45.3 43% 69 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 157 153 169 128 168 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 70 Write 96.5 Mixed 81 SusWrite 154 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
EBW301A 2x4GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.8% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 20 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 19.2 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	58x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	55x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	55x

Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $391

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16