Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 42% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 550-$110 19,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	47.8% Average	Memory 67.4 1-Core 65.8 2-Core 102 49% 78.5 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 186 23% 173 Pts	64-Core 156 10% 156 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 405 1,861 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(1B0A 908E) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.23% Terrible	Lighting 1.23 Reflection 2.62 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.45 fps	MRender 3.38 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 2 2% 2.08 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.23% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Maxtor 6L200M0 200GB-$44 513 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: BANC1G10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 27 33 18 36 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 22.5 Write 7.2 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 31 13% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 35%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 1,498 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 6GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 23 24 23 22 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 30.1 Write 21.9 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 24.3 33% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.8 182% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
FE02FE02 EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 2C802C80 16JTF25664AZ-1G4G1 EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.1% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 13.1 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 7.7 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 39%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i3 550Intel $110Bench 47%, 19,058 samples	8x
Core i7 860Intel $320Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce 405NvidiaBench 1%, 1,861 samples	5x
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	1x
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	1x

SSD
850 Evo 120GBSamsung $80Bench 96%, 69,224 samples	1x
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	1x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	1x

RAM
HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 3x2GBAD80AD80Bench 31%, 68 samples	2x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 3x2GBCE80CE80Bench 31%, 144 samples	2x
VS2GB1333D4 2x2GBCorsairBench 40%, 889 samples	1x

Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $190

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16