Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 2% 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 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 54.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.74% 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 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.

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
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Memory 73.3 1-Core 41.6 2-Core 143 50% 86.1 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 217 28% 211 Pts	64-Core 219 14% 219 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% PNY(196E 118B) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.74% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 4.38 Parallax 4.22 4% 4.33 fps	MRender 4.14 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.17 4% 4.74 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.74% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 250GB 8,875 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 216GB free (System drive) Firmware: PB2OC60F SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 76 45 72 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 78.9 Write 80 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 66.2 48% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 45%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 169 173 158 172 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 139 Mixed 79.6 SusWrite 169 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 130%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 111 105 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 111 Write 109 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 110 71% 97 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1339DS1S00. 2x4GB 1,673 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.2% Poor	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 8.1 MC Mixed 7.7 23% 8.07 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 8.8 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 93.9 43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 55%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $358

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