Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	81.3% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 (100^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 104 2-Core 212 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 386 53% 393 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 137 173 182 175 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 329 Write 192 Mixed 230 SusWrite 168 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.7 158% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 136 122% 189 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 82%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 225GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 135 135 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 144 Write 121 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 136 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 0420 0215 CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 0420 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	63.1% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 20.5 62% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 20.2 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	277x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	125x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	56x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	28x

Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $334

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