Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 53.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4300M-$264 13,678 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Memory 72.7 1-Core 87.8 2-Core 148 61% 103 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 217 28% 208 Pts	64-Core 242 15% 242 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) 258,091 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Legend(17AA 220E) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4425 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.04% Terrible	Lighting 4.77 Reflection 6.77 Parallax 6.38 4% 5.97 fps	MRender 4.24 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 8.09 4% 4.93 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.04% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180 4,505 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSTi SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 219 204 230 217 218 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 353 Write 219 Mixed 226 SusWrite 217 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 28.2 101% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 146 139% 217 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GB 40,451 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 8.9 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.5 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 95.3 42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 32%

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 $40	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