Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 970 2,539 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 51.4 2-Core 104 53% 81.5 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 192 26% 194 Pts	64-Core 187 12% 187 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4250 5,806 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.3000 Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	0.69% Terrible	Lighting 0.77 Reflection 1.81 Parallax 0.47 1% 1.01 fps	MRender 1.05 Gravity 0.3 Splatting 1.43 1% 0.93 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.69% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 54 43 41 45 37 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.4% Average	Read 230 Write 59.6 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 49.5 23% 106 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 15.3 83% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 79.3 DQ Write 91.7 DQ Mixed 35.1 40% 68.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 73%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30 12,971 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 40GB free Firmware: CC2H SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 54 43 41 45 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 73.4 Write 69.8 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 49.8 45% 60.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 159GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 23.5 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 26 33% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	34.8% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 13.1 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 10 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 41%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $70

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