Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	78.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 242 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 465 63% 470 Pts	64-Core 499 31% 499 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 349 317 148 148 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 450 Write 448 Mixed 372 SusWrite 242 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 30.2 112% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 267 198% 259 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 95%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 428 433 433 449 437 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 438 Mixed 397 SusWrite 434 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 41.7 142% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 290 240% 345 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 1,380 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 23 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 80%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	76x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	47x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	45x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 21,220 samples	23x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	20x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	14x

Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $705

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