Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3550-$335 23,599 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 102 2-Core 199 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 385 52% 387 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 18GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 34 39 33 35 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	25% Poor	Read 286 Write 38.2 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 35.1 22% 104 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 9.5 38% 10.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 639GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 161 156 146 147 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 182 Mixed 111 SusWrite 152 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.6 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16.6 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 35%

Sail boat

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	29x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	27x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	27x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 16,567 samples	12x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	8x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $494

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