Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	71.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 116 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 440 61% 450 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 128 126 130 128 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 311 Write 207 Mixed 207 SusWrite 136 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 38.8 124% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 175 155% 231 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 85%
General USB Flash Disk 64GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 55GB free, PID 8003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 3.4 3.2 2.5 3.9 3.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	2.95% Terrible	Read 12.1 Write 3.5 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 3.2 6% 5.38 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.95% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial UDIMM DDR4 2400 C17 1x4GB-$15 4,926 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 12.5 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 13 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 46%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	123x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	109x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	25x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	25x

Value: 30% - Below average

Total price: $542

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