Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 449 59% 445 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3214) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.9.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.2% Below average	Lighting 44.8 Reflection 33.9 Parallax 63.7 36% 47.4 fps	MRender 31.8 Gravity 44.4 Splatting 42 33% 39.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 470 Write 322 Mixed 236 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 30.6 133% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 114 138% 246 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 215GB free Firmware: CC4G SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 126 131 131 130 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 174 Write 168 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 130 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 112%
SMI USB DISK 4GB 1,509 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	8.12% Terrible	Read 26 Write 11.5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 11.4 15% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.12% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.9 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 15.8 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

Raft

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	138x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	131x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	105x

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $364

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