Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	97.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 85 1-Core 45.5 2-Core 91.9 49% 74.1 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 180 24% 182 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 58%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$75 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 345GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 408 406 409 409 350 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 410 Mixed 403 SusWrite 398 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 38.8 152% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 180 141% 197 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 130%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 230GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 94 95 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 95.9 Write 86.6 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 93.5 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	35% Below average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 13 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.8 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $75Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	4x

Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $352

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