Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% 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 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 A8-3870 APU-$81 6,332 User benchmarks, average bench 47% FM1 , 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Memory 74.8 1-Core 51.4 2-Core 103 48% 76.5 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 199 27% 200 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6550D 4,197 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 84C8) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.0 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	4.03% Terrible	Lighting 4.97 Reflection 6.38 Parallax 6.09 4% 5.82 fps	MRender 3.95 Gravity 5.23 Splatting 5.22 4% 4.8 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.03% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 385GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 111 114 114 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 312 Write 348 Mixed 285 SusWrite 112 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 27.4 94% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 36.5 DQ Write 94.7 DQ Mixed 48.8 42% 60 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 266GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 114 114 114 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 92.1 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 114 65% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 68%
WD My Book 1130 3TB 806 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 263GB free, PID 1130 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 66 69 66 66 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 111 Write 117 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 65.8 117% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600EL Series 2x4GB 1,010 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.2% Below average	MC Read 16 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 11.8 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.3 20% 6.93 GB/s	Latency 90.8 44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

SSD
THNSNF128GCSS 128GBToshibaBench 68%, 2,061 samples	2x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	3x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	2x
99U5471-012.A00LF 2x4GBKingstonBench 48%, 7,477 samples	1x

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $161

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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