Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	54.5% Above average	Memory 79.5 1-Core 43.3 2-Core 87.8 46% 70.2 Pts	4-Core 173 8-Core 174 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 174 11% 174 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 58%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 473GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 117 121 118 118 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 182 Write 179 Mixed 81 SusWrite 116 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 112%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB 6,973 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 894GB free Firmware: HP35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 117 121 119 119 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 117 Write 66 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 116 67% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 4x2GB 1,097 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.4% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 11.9 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.4 20% 7.1 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X4 945AMDBench 51%, 12,746 samples	11x

GPU
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples	5x
R9 290XAMD $549Bench 51%, 37,353 samples	2x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	1x

SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $98Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	1x

RAM
M378B5673FH0-CH9 M378B5673FH0-CH9 M378B5673FH0-CH9 10GBSamsungBench 27%, 2 samples	2x
16JTF25664AZ-1G4F1 4x2GBMicronBench 38%, 515 samples	2x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 54%, 453 samples	1x

Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $98

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