Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	27.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 as expected (59^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 540-$60 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 46% U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	52% Above average	Memory 71.1 1-Core 76.1 2-Core 145 57% 97.3 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 192 26% 192 Pts	64-Core 192 12% 192 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2. SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 192 161 175 74 41 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.8% Poor	Read 222 Write 201 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 139 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 9.3 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 8.8 30% 9.17 MB/s	DQ Read 32.2 DQ Write 12.5 DQ Mixed 17.7 14% 20.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 402GB free Firmware: AP25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 120 121 124 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 129 Write 79.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 122 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.8% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 13.2 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 7.5 21% 7.23 GB/s	Latency 98.9 40% 98.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
Mobility Radeon HD 5730AMDBench 4%, 2,535 samples	21x
Mobility Radeon HD 4670ATIBench 4%, 2,160 samples	17x
Quadro K1100MNvidiaBench 5%, 5,195 samples	1x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x
530 Series 180GBIntelBench 71%, 4,011 samples	1x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	1x

Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $88

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