Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	61.8% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 244 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 489 65% 488 Pts	64-Core 484 30% 484 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MXSSD3MDSFG-120G 120GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM05.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 72 33 81 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 499 Write 101 Mixed 148 SusWrite 80.7 45% 207 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 19.7 105% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 66.3 68% 111 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 607GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 149 162 163 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 130 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 154 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 17.5 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.6 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

Raft

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	96x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	91x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	88x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	47x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	45x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	41x

Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $786

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