Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 207 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 506 56% 441 Pts	64-Core 513 32% 513 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 302 Write 210 Mixed 235 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 50.9 4K Mixed 33.1 112% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 34.2 DQ Write 97.9 DQ Mixed 43.2 40% 58.4 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 744GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 128 132 132 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 131 Write 116 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 130 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-016.A00LF 2x4GB 1,091 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	48.6% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	29x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	27x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	18x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $384

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