Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 960-$220 16,233 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 82.6 2-Core 152 65% 108 Pts	4-Core 265 8-Core 397 41% 331 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI FirePro V3800 (FireGL) 32 User benchmarks, average bench 4% HP(103C 210A) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.743.3.2000 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.24% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 5.7 Parallax 4.8 5% 5.4 fps	MRender 3.7 Gravity 4.4 Splatting 4.4 3% 4.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.24% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD6000HLHX-01JJPV0 600GB 6,863 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 92 85 87 70 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	36% Below average	Read 41.5 Write 74 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 84 47% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 80%
ADATA XPG EX500 500GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 399GB free, PID a73a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 31.9 Write 29.1 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 29 38% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 45%
ADATA HD650 2TB 287 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 204GB free, PID a35a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 27.4 Mixed 26 SusWrite 28.9 38% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x2GB 38,297 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	43.3% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 16.3 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 11 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $298

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16