Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 118 2-Core 234 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 452 61% 453 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 477 Write 449 Mixed 351 95% 426 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 41 153% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 231 211% 322 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 537GB 1,150 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 16GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 483 Write 459 Mixed 438 103% 460 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 43.9 161% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 369 278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 127%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 458GB 352GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 461 461 461 460 459 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	112% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 457 Mixed 442 SusWrite 442 103% 455 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 44.2 161% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 367 277% 371 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	67.9% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.1 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 85%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 59%

Gunboat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 49%

Yacht

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	40x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	19x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	18x

Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $387

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