Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 540-$60 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 71.8 1-Core 71.6 2-Core 121 54% 88.1 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 196 26% 196 Pts	64-Core 196 12% 196 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz) 20,588 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Intel(8086 0036) 1.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.9% Terrible	Lighting 0.97 Reflection 1.27 Parallax 0.91 1% 1.05 fps	MRender 1.52 Gravity 0.73 Splatting 1.74 1% 1.33 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.9% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AJ1 Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 112 Write 118 Mixed 110 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 2.72 4K Mixed 0.4 115% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT25664BA1339.M8FR 2x2GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.8% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 11.3 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 6.9 18% 6.37 GB/s	Latency 97.2 41% 97.2 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,040x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	821x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples	455x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	424x

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $325

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