Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	98.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$70 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 95.2 1-Core 123 2-Core 221 85% 146 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 330 45% 336 Pts	64-Core 341 21% 341 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 163 168 160 157 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 414 Mixed 371 SusWrite 187 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 50.6 170% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 124%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 116 118 117 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 120 Write 95.5 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 118 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1 229% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2400C15/8G 16GB 1,493 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 25.6 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.2 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 81%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	340x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	762x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	159x

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

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