Performance Results


Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 25% Surfboard	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (61^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 550-$110 19,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 69.1 1-Core 78.1 2-Core 134 56% 93.8 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 160 24% 177 Pts	64-Core 192 12% 192 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Elitegroup(1019 2015) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.88% Terrible	Lighting 1 Reflection 1.85 Parallax 0.44 1% 1.09 fps	MRender 2.1 Gravity 0.63 Splatting 1.09 1% 1.27 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.88% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 128GB 2,701 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 60 53 42 44 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.6% Average	Read 238 Write 151 Mixed 152 SusWrite 75.7 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 48.7 4K Mixed 29.5 98% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 35.3 DQ Write 89 DQ Mixed 41.6 38% 55.3 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 90%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 278GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 94 94 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 94.2 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 93.5 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x2GB 99,586 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1 of 2 slots used 2GB DIMM SDRAM Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	MC Read 7.3 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 7.7 22% 7.67 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 6.9 19% 6.53 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 26%

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

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SSD

HDD

RAM

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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