Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	81.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 452 60% 453 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 387GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR041 SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 421 265 284 122 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 484 Write 426 Mixed 390 SusWrite 286 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 20.6 115% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 32.7 86% 175 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 92%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 465GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 113 115 116 115 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 107 Write 102 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 112 69% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.C16 1x8GB 2,135 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 10.1 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 10.5 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	66x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	54x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	52x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $333

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16