Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	59.7% 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.

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 106 2-Core 213 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 408 54% 404 Pts	64-Core 401 25% 401 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 130 129 132 130 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 323 Write 145 Mixed 190 SusWrite 131 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 27.5 106% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 114 93% 131 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 82%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 142 143 140 145 145 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 108 Write 116 Mixed 94 SusWrite 142 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 272% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 2x4GB 14,558 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 18.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.8 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	1,734x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	648x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	488x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	337x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	216x
HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 52%, 14,558 samples	176x

Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $231

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