Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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	41.2% 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.

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 77 1-Core 65.8 2-Core 109 53% 83.8 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 172 24% 174 Pts	64-Core 188 12% 188 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 5,568 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Gainward(10B0 0401) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74 Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	4.71% Terrible	Lighting 6.63 Reflection 4.46 Parallax 2.81 5% 4.64 fps	MRender 3.05 Gravity 6.5 Splatting 3.04 3% 4.2 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.71% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 127 124 122 119 84 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.2% Average	Read 140 Write 80.7 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 116 24% 109 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 47.2 4K Mixed 19.8 88% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 28.3 DQ Write 64 DQ Mixed 22.9 24% 38.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3500410AS 500GB 4,621 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 466GB free Firmware: CC33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 122 123 123 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 122 Write 115 Mixed 64 SusWrite 121 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	39.1% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 13.6 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.4 28% 10 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $517

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