Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.25% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$70 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 95.1 1-Core 93.6 2-Core 226 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 343 46% 343 Pts	64-Core 347 22% 347 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 8C90) 1GB CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	3.25% Terrible	Lighting 3.83 Reflection 3.62 Parallax 3.66 3% 3.7 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 3.27 Splatting 5.13 4% 4.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.25% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3320813AS 320GB 4,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 216GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 57 71 94 98 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 82 61% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 65%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 915GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 102 102 102 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 107 Write 110 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 100 67% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 47,473 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	45.5% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 12.2 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 13.4 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 48%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 50%

Yacht

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 43%

Speed boat

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	19x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $557

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