Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-950-$100 36,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 80.5 2-Core 159 63% 107 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 391 43% 341 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670 21,442 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 21C5) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	3.03% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 4.9 Parallax 4.7 3% 4.4 fps	MRender 2.7 Gravity 3.4 Splatting 5.1 3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.03% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 73 74 75 69 124 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.1% Below average	Read 212 Write 43.3 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 76.2 22% 103 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 19 69% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 21.2 DQ Write 56.3 DQ Mixed 23.6 22% 33.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 85%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 460GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 134 134 127 104 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 128 Write 0.5 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 123 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 6 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 10.6 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.9 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $177

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16