Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4210M 15,981 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 78.3 2-Core 135 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 210 30% 222 Pts	64-Core 219 14% 219 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 221D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5058 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.53% Terrible	Lighting 3.63 Reflection 7.27 Parallax 5.84 3% 5.58 fps	MRender 6.67 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 7.39 5% 5.46 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.53% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS256GMTS400S 256GB 266 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1126KB SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 157 84 86 89 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 470 Write 292 Mixed 283 SusWrite 120 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 30 4K Mixed 17.6 60% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 99.8 115% 196 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$40 57,200 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 205GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 63 63 64 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 63.5 Write 65.8 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 63.1 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB 34,976 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.2% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 17 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 12 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 59%

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

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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