Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	93.8% 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 as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 109 2-Core 215 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 519 60% 466 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 346 380 393 353 381 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 424 Mixed 407 SusWrite 353 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 40.5 131% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 45.9 103% 207 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 125%
WD 5000AAJS Externa 500GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 30GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 29.2 Write 24.5 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 24.8 34% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 9,944 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	48.5% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 14.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 70%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

Raft

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	311x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	269x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	238x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	90x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	86x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	81x

Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $577

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16