Performance Results

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


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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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
Intel Core i5-3450-$59 34,199 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 92.3 2-Core 183 69% 119 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 356 48% 357 Pts	64-Core 357 22% 357 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 71 68 70 72 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 56.2 Write 66.5 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 68.5 43% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 62%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 432 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 49GB free, PID 231b Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 28 29 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 31 Write 23.5 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 28.7 36% 27 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 42%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 29 36 44 39 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 14 Write 15.8 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 35.5 28% 19.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.2 52% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-012.A00LF 2x4GB 7,477 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 17 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 15.6 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	41x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	34x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	34x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $624

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