Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4300M-$264 13,678 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Memory 61 1-Core 86.6 2-Core 165 59% 104 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 243 33% 246 Pts	64-Core 247 15% 247 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) 258,091 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Legend(17AA 220E) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.64% Terrible	Lighting 5.37 Reflection 7.23 Parallax 6.34 4% 6.31 fps	MRender 7.05 Gravity 2.53 Splatting 8.52 5% 6.03 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.64% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 366 200 239 335 184 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 334 Write 361 Mixed 253 SusWrite 230 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 30.5 4K Mixed 19.4 60% 20.7 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 66.8 108% 211 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 2x4GB 26,681 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	49.3% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 16.2 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 15.8 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 125 32% 125 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 56%

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

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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