Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 47.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	45.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-5500B APU 2,596 User benchmarks, average bench 48% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Memory 77.9 1-Core 60.3 2-Core 47.3 45% 61.8 Pts	4-Core 94.9 8-Core 147 15% 121 Pts	64-Core 152 9% 152 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PA128HMCD-010 128GB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: AXM07H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 179 200 200 211 212 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 222 Write 205 Mixed 160 SusWrite 199 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 16.5 66% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 59.3 DQ Mixed 23.4 35% 68.4 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 51%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 148GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 44 43 44 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 52.3 Write 48.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 43.8 34% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 Kingston 99U5471-001.A00LF M378B5673FH0-CH9 Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 8GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.5% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 5.9 MC Mixed 10.2 30% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 9.3 22% 7.63 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns

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

CPU

GPU

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) $35	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