Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T-$165 5,709 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 47.2 2-Core 91.7 52% 76.9 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 238 25% 199 Pts	64-Core 241 15% 241 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDS723020BLE640 2TB 3,261 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: MX4OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 13 25 35 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 74.7 Write 81 Mixed 30 SusWrite 21.7 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 71% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 103%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 393GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 48 37 40 45 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 67.8 Write 51.5 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 41.6 38% 52 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	25.7% Poor	MC Read 9.8 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 7.3 23% 7.97 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.5 19% 6.5 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	15x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	11x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	10x

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $275

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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