Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 4% 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 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 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.1% 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 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
AMD Phenom II X4 925-$150 5,211 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	54.1% Above average	Memory 80.5 1-Core 40.5 2-Core 82 45% 67.7 Pts	4-Core 163 8-Core 163 22% 163 Pts	64-Core 164 10% 164 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4250 5,806 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 843E) 384MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	0.77% Terrible	Lighting 0.87 Reflection 1.73 Parallax 0.53 1% 1.04 fps	MRender 1.29 Gravity 0.13 Splatting 1.7 1% 1.04 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.77% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 120GB 3,514 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 160 160 160 161 160 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 460 Write 382 Mixed 353 SusWrite 185 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 24.9 4K Mixed 21.5 71% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 254 192% 256 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 115%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 6.9 7.6 9.4 7.6 9.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 6.9 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 7.5 16% 14.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.5 169% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.9% Poor	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 8 24% 8.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 7.7 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 67%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 12%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	1x

SSD
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	1x

RAM
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	1x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $198

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