Performance Results


Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 23% Surfboard	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 43.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium E6700-$199 5,273 User benchmarks, average bench 40% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	43.9% Average	Memory 73.2 1-Core 42.8 2-Core 88.8 44% 68.3 Pts	4-Core 87.5 8-Core 90 12% 88.8 Pts	64-Core 82.3 5% 82.3 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 46%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240 11,020 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 832E) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	4.71% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 6.58 Parallax 2.59 5% 5.16 fps	MRender 6.9 Gravity 4.23 Splatting 3.65 4% 4.93 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.71% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos 60GB-$65 105 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 65 67 66 67 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.8% Average	Read 149 Write 72 Mixed 97.4 SusWrite 64.6 21% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 23 98% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 24.2 DQ Write 72.4 DQ Mixed 26.6 27% 41.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 77%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59 5,970 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 239GB free Firmware: GM3OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 78 81 81 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 78.6 Write 70.5 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 80.5 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x1GB 68,489 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 2 of 4 slots used 2GB DIMM SDRAM Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	MC Read 5.1 MC Write 5.1 MC Mixed 4.2 14% 4.8 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 3.6 13% 4.63 GB/s	Latency 94.2 42% 94.2 ns
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 20%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	616x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	461x
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples	361x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $87

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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