Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	46.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon X4 840 Quad Core 4,588 User benchmarks, average bench 45% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	51% Above average	Memory 69.4 1-Core 63.7 2-Core 112 50% 81.8 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 192 26% 191 Pts	64-Core 189 12% 189 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 129 132 129 131 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 298 Write 206 Mixed 203 SusWrite 136 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 19.7 77% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 56.3 DQ Write 61.1 DQ Mixed 52 41% 56.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 85%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 10GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	6.29% Terrible	Read 23.9 Write 5.8 Mixed 13.4 SusWrite 5.9 14% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.9 53% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.29% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD38G16002 1x8GB 4,186 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.1% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 7.5 21% 7.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 7.2 19% 6.8 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	80x
Radeon HD 8470DAMDBench 3%, 8,268 samples	29x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	28x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	14x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	14x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 4,775 samples	11x

Value: 12% - Very poor

Total price: $29

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