Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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	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 (64^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 540-$60 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 46% LGA1156, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	50.9% Above average	Memory 69.2 1-Core 72.9 2-Core 132 55% 91.4 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 188 25% 189 Pts	64-Core 185 12% 185 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 52%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 7.4 33 46 55 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 70.3 Write 102 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 38.3 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.3 154% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2GB 9,823 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 1333, 1333 MHz 1024, 1024 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	MC Read 7.5 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 7.9 22% 7.77 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 7.7 20% 7.1 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 27%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	28x
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	24x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	30x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	15x
SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GBIntel $209Bench 69%, 7,834 samples	7x

Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $326

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