Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (55^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 650-$70 42,063 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Memory 70.1 1-Core 80.5 2-Core 154 59% 101 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 209 28% 208 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430 22,369 User benchmarks, average bench 3% PNY(196E 0828) 1GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	3.48% Terrible	Lighting 4.27 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 3.75 4% 4.31 fps	MRender 5.9 Gravity 4.3 Splatting 3.09 4% 4.43 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.48% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 599GB free (System drive) Firmware: JP4OA3FE SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 72 92 98 102 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 129 Write 110 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 88.5 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 74%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 277GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 21 21 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 27.8 Write 19 Mixed 16.8 SusWrite 20.9 27% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 44%
USB Flash Disk 8GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 5GB free, PID ef18 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 5.2 4.9 5.1 5.2 4.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 10.5 Write 2 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 4.7 6% 5.18 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0 12% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	32.2% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 14.1 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 8.6 23% 8 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	2x
GeForce GT 430NvidiaBench 3%, 22,369 samples	1x
GeForce GT 740NvidiaBench 7%, 30,433 samples	1x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	1x

Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $162

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