Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	67.6% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4340-$60 866 User benchmarks, average bench 64% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 79.7 1-Core 80.1 2-Core 153 62% 104 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 266 35% 264 Pts	64-Core 237 15% 237 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT 8,099 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 3447) 256MB Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.42% Terrible	Lighting 1.83 Reflection 2.19 Parallax 0.75 2% 1.59 fps	MRender 1.67 Gravity 1.53 Splatting 1.48 1% 1.56 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.42% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 231 223 223 226 222 MB/s Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	67.6% Good	Read 242 Write 222 Mixed 213 SusWrite 226 51% 226 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 28.2 121% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 47.3 69% 128 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 187 186 188 186 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 151 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 186 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 231GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 74 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 64 Write 65.7 Mixed 40 SusWrite 73.8 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD38G16002 1x8GB 4,186 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	30.1% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 8.7 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 8.8 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	352x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	339x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	220x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $288

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