Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	8.98% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$59 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 105 2-Core 198 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 283 8-Core 268 37% 275 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Gigabyte(1458 368D) 2GB CLim: 1071 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	8.98% Terrible	Lighting 9.97 Reflection 9.42 Parallax 13.1 8% 10.8 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 12.1 Splatting 13.2 11% 13 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.98% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 889GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 110 108 116 134 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 139 Write 158 Mixed 31 SusWrite 117 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDT721032SLA360 320GB-$26 5,563 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 259GB free Firmware: ST2OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 100 100 103 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 100 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 98 64% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 59%
WD My Book 111D 1TB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 578GB free, PID 111d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 41 40 42 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 41.5 Write 39.7 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 39.7 51% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 1x8GB 12,132 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	32% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 8.8 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 10.1 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i3-4170Intel $59Bench 57%, 48,178 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce GT 740NvidiaBench 7%, 30,433 samples	1x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	1x

RAM
99U5471-054.A00LF 10GBKingstonBench 33%, 48 samples	1x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $89

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