Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	64.5% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 103 2-Core 202 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 393 53% 393 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 2111) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4425 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron 120GB (v0) 315 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: M206 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8193 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 7936 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 32 0 73017196576 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 1 (EA) Unknown 100 100 12540 (F1) Unknown 100 100 9932 (F2) Unknown 100 100 18706 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 7665	64.5% Good	Read 507 Write 196 Mixed 277 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 14.9 76% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 57.9 87% 167 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 80%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 201 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 324GB free, PID 1057 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 68.1 Write 72.8 Mixed 60.2 86% 67 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.32 53% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GB 1,470 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	27.7% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 7.9 25% 8.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 8.5 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 33%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

RAM
Sniper DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 1,053 samples	17x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 27,024 samples	9x

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $257

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