Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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 (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 93.5 2-Core 187 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 341 47% 349 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 36F9) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.66% Terrible	Lighting 4.3 Reflection 4.35 Parallax 4.25 4% 4.3 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 3.87 Splatting 6.13 4% 4.63 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.66% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 112 84 117 99 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 205 Write 290 Mixed 303 SusWrite 109 51% 227 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 0.1 37% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 96.5 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 33.1 75% 147 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 177GB free Firmware: KC65 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 109 109 107 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	60% Above average	Read 100 Write 100 Mixed 60 SusWrite 109 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.C16 2x8GB 4,052 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.9% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 9.1 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.6 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	3x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	3x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	2x

RAM
99P5474-013.A00LF 99P5474-014.A00LF KP4T2F-MIN 99P5471-018.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 44%, 2 samples	2x
K1N7HK-ELC ACR16D3LFU1KBG/2G K1N7HK-ELC ACR16D3LFU1KBG/2G 8GBKingstonBench 46%, 2 samples	2x
RMR5040ED58E9W1600 2x4GBRamaxelBench 54%, 1,811 samples	1x

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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