Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.3% 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 above expectations (62^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 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 97.9 2-Core 173 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 380 44% 343 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520 16,336 User benchmarks, average bench 2% EVGA(3842 1526) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.73% Terrible	Lighting 2.17 Reflection 2.38 Parallax 1.78 2% 2.11 fps	MRender 2.29 Gravity 2.13 Splatting 1.78 2% 2.07 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.73% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 390 258 261 268 267 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 426 Write 430 Mixed 355 SusWrite 306 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 32.7 126% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 245 211% 310 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 113%
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB 11,312 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 106GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 159 152 166 160 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	50% Average	Read 312 Write 154 Mixed 201 SusWrite 161 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 12 79% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 27.8 43% 80.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 70%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 1TB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 841GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 120 122 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 82.7 Write 138 Mixed 110 SusWrite 123 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.4 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 14.2 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	81x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	78x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	95x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	59x

Value: 50% - Average

Total price: $536

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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