Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	31.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 540-$60 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Socket 1156, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Memory 51.7 1-Core 75.4 2-Core 114 47% 80.4 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 106 21% 142 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 8C97) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 34.4 84% 34.4 fps
Poor: 24% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 70 65 64 64 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 114 Write 94 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 66.7 20% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 18.7 68% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 20.6 DQ Write 85.6 DQ Mixed 24.5 27% 43.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 73%
Toshiba HDWD105 500GB-$49 9,420 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 298GB free Firmware: MS1OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 128 149 146 161 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 165 Mixed 16 SusWrite 148 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	MC Read 7.4 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 10.1 24% 8.23 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 4.9 SC Mixed 5.4 14% 5.03 GB/s	Latency 155 26% 155 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $253

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