Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	59.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 975-$550 3,143 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 102 2-Core 202 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 464 55% 425 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Device(0000 0000) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 8% Great: 10%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 218 223 222 222 222 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.1% Above average	Read 227 Write 221 Mixed 220 SusWrite 222 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 32.6 108% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 35.5 DQ Write 85.4 DQ Mixed 49.2 41% 56.7 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x2GB 38,297 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 20.1 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 14.2 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 33%

Sail boat

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 26%

Raft

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $318

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