Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 94.9 2-Core 182 73% 123 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 350 48% 354 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 84F6) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.41% Terrible	Lighting 4.17 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 3.72 3% 4.27 fps	MRender 5.81 Gravity 4.27 Splatting 3.09 4% 4.39 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.41% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Galax TA1D0120A 120GB 4,895 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 48 143 32 57 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 421 Write 216 Mixed 256 SusWrite 70.8 53% 241 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 24.6 123% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 171 151% 223 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 871GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 192 191 192 191 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 154 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 191 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 380GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 94 95 95 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 96.5 Write 96.5 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 95.1 116% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 37,489 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	33% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 9.7 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 10.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 35%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	82x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	79x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	72x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	27x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	16x
99U5584-005.A00LF 1x4GBKingstonBench 27%, 4,897 samples	15x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $237

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