Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	82% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 105 2-Core 207 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 378 49% 367 Pts	64-Core 364 23% 364 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 201 195 193 185 187 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 475 Write 437 Mixed 349 SusWrite 197 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 38.9 156% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 28.9 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 37.6 39% 60.4 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 66GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 90 92 93 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 104 Write 93.8 Mixed 59 SusWrite 92.2 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 2x4GB 2,884 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 17.5 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	481x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	402x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	368x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	259x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	163x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	153x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	156x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	126x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	85x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $317

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