Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	74.7% 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.

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 111 2-Core 217 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 408 55% 412 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 265-$105 8,934 User benchmarks, average bench 20% PowerColor(148C 3000) 2GB CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.8.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 19% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ESA3SMD2HTGB120GB 120GB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1126F SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 235 246 250 250 247 MB/s Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	74.7% Very good	Read 250 Write 236 Mixed 213 SusWrite 245 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 40.8 142% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 82 DQ Mixed 147 104% 135 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 95%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 229GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 102 101 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 124 Write 127 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 102 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 225GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 94 93 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 94.2 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
BKH400UD25608-1333 0420 F3-1333C9-4GNS 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.5% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 15.9 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 53%

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 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	565x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	477x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	413x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	147x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	91x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	89x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $287

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