Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.86% 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	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.

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 860-$339 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U2E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 93 1-Core 85.4 2-Core 161 69% 113 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 377 42% 328 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670 18,196 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Apple(106B 00D2) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.250.28.1000 Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	4.86% Terrible	Lighting 6.13 Reflection 6.77 Parallax 5.06 5% 5.99 fps	MRender 5.52 Gravity 4.3 Splatting 6.57 5% 5.46 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.86% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: CA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 45 51 34 62 99 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 96 Write 93.2 Mixed 43.4 SusWrite 63.8 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 227GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 17 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 27.3 Write 20.6 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 16 28% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 256GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 27.3 Write 20.7 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 16.2 28% 21.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	24% Poor	MC Read 8.1 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 5.9 20% 6.83 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 7.2 23% 8 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 24% 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 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
Mobility Radeon HD 5730AMDBench 4%, 2,535 samples	20x
Mobility Radeon HD 5850AMDBench 7%, 1,228 samples	16x
HD 5750AMDBench 8%, 12,403 samples	6x

Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $145

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