Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 870-$100 37,228 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 94.4 1-Core 85.8 2-Core 162 69% 114 Pts	4-Core 319 8-Core 320 43% 319 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Vm0160ea SRP 160GB 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPG3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 79 79 79 80 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.4% Average	Read 79.5 Write 82.8 Mixed 50 SusWrite 78.4 53% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s

Intel Raid 5 Volume 2TB 924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 12 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 31.9 Write 13.5 Mixed 17.4 SusWrite 12.7 14% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 67% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	44.6% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 14.5 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 12.8 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $426

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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