Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	50% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3550-$335 23,599 User benchmarks, average bench 69% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 98.2 2-Core 193 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 264 43% 305 Pts	64-Core 351 22% 351 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8566) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.68 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 41.2 Reflection 45.8 50% 43.5 fps
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BA100G3T 100GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5DV1DL05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 174 178 173 162 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	50% Average	Read 214 Write 192 Mixed 169 SusWrite 162 42% 184 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 44 4K Mixed 25 95% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 31.4 DQ Write 80.8 DQ Mixed 32.2 31% 48.1 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 164GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 94 94 95 95 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 85.5 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 92.3 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP698650-154-KEF Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 8GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	54% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 17.3 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	18x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	16x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	12x

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $423

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16