Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (60^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% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 87 1-Core 96.2 2-Core 191 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 363 49% 365 Pts	64-Core 364 22% 364 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% XFX(1682 304A) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.12% Terrible	Lighting 1.37 Reflection 1.77 Parallax 1.62 1% 1.59 fps	MRender 1.67 Gravity 0.83 Splatting 1.61 1% 1.37 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.12% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 345 339 339 338 341 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 383 Write 341 Mixed 311 SusWrite 340 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 17.9 90% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 29.4 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 23.6 31% 52.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 92%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 16GB 822 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 10GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 6 6.2 6.5 5.7 7.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	6.94% Terrible	Read 30.6 Write 11.2 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 6.3 14% 13.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.94% Great: 22%
Seagate Expansion Desk 1TB 564 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 373GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 28 Write 23.8 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 22.9 32% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 M378B5173QH0-CK0 8GB 1,368 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	54% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 58%

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 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,189x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	984x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	933x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	152x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $87

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