Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	4.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.1% 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 (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 467 59% 449 Pts	64-Core 447 28% 447 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240 11,020 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 34E2) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	4.99% Terrible	Lighting 6.7 Reflection 7.27 Parallax 2.75 6% 5.57 fps	MRender 6.95 Gravity 4.6 Splatting 3.96 4% 5.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.99% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 215 214 221 217 222 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 320 Mixed 223 SusWrite 220 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 35.4 160% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 235 205% 307 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 105%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 286GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 120 120 121 122 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 61.8 Write 25.6 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 117 47% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GB 19,029 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	42.9% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 11.6 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 13.5 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 46%

Yacht

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 38%

Jet ski

RAM
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,582 samples	18x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	17x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples	15x

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $250

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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