Performance Results

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


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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

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 i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 119 2-Core 232 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 452 59% 444 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 757GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AJ100E5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 104 111 119 121 116 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 91 Write 88.7 Mixed 66 SusWrite 108 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 241GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 128 128 129 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 98.5 Write 105 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 130 73% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.3 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C8 2x4GB 3,582 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	60.1% Good	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 19.1 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17.7 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	95x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	58x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	55x

Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,003

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16