Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 80.3 2-Core 160 67% 111 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 317 42% 314 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 71%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40 22,667 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: GF100-07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 52 51 52 58 57 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 56.7 Write 54.1 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 51.9 37% 50.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 42%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 239GB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 62GB free Firmware: V5DOA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 45 44 43 42 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	26% Poor	Read 46.6 Write 46.1 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 43.7 31% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173QH0 1x4GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	32.5% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 9.1 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 10 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 33%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	54x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	25x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	14x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	6x
S800 120GBRamstaBench 57%, 1,678 samples	6x

RAM
RMR5030EF68F 1x4GBRamaxelBench 32%, 10 samples	7x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	6x
F3 DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 50%, 22 samples	6x

Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $87

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