Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.04% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-920-$90 69,074 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 67.1 2-Core 128 60% 95.8 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 335 33% 269 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670 21,442 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Sapphire(174B E930) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	3.04% Terrible	Lighting 3.77 Reflection 5.88 Parallax 2.91 3% 4.19 fps	MRender 2.95 Gravity 3.7 Splatting 4.09 3% 3.58 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.04% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 486GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 18 16 11 24 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 63.9 Write 53.6 Mixed 47.9 SusWrite 20.6 35% 46.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 73% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 545GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 174 172 175 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 142 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 175 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 112%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 25 26 23 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 30.1 Write 27.9 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 25.6 37% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 48GB 2,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% null MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 36864 MB Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	44.3% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 16.8 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 11.7 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 98%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 70%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $244

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