Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.3% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 93.6 1-Core 99.3 2-Core 170 73% 121 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 255 33% 248 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% PwrHis(1787 2012) 2GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.6.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.3% Terrible	Lighting 2.27 Reflection 1.35 Parallax 5.44 2% 3.02 fps	MRender 1.38 Gravity 4.27 Splatting 5.26 3% 3.64 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 2.3% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 248GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 56 62 72 90 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 82 Write 43.3 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 74 48% 64.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 19.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 21 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	53x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	14x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	11x

Value: 50% - Average

Total price: $384

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