Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4150-$42 36,627 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Memory 81.5 1-Core 86.1 2-Core 175 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 228 23% 189 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 68%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 764GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 148 158 162 166 154 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 134 Write 163 Mixed 101 SusWrite 146 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 178% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0114 SH564128FH8N6TNFQG KHX1600C10D3/8G 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.9% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.5 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 43%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	79x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	54x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	43x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	39x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	24x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	17x

Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $178

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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