Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4200M-$39 33,019 User benchmarks, average bench 50% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 91.6 1-Core 71.3 2-Core 127 61% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 237 31% 235 Pts	64-Core 237 15% 237 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 05BE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4432 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	2.46% Terrible	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 2.1 Parallax 5.1 2% 3.3 fps	MRender 5.5 Gravity 1.8 Splatting 3.7 3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.46% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB 11,312 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0G09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 188 172 185 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 428 Write 187 Mixed 230 SusWrite 182 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 18.3 110% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 56.4 61% 102 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 70%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 123GB 348 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 115GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 13 13 9.9 12 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 7 Mixed 22 SusWrite 11.1 21% 16.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.1 203% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1 2x4GB 5,422 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.1 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 19.4 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 58%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	2,183x
Radeon HD 8790MAMDBench 5%, 1,243 samples	104x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	4x

RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	140x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	111x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	68x

Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $178

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