Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59% 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 above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79 11,598 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	73.2% Very good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 91.7 2-Core 187 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 367 50% 371 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 138 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Legend(17AA 309B) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4474 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.3% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 6.8 3% 4.37 fps	MRender 7.6 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.9 4% 4.97 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.3% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BB080G4 80GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: D2010370 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 106 105 106 102 MB/s Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59% Above average	Read 235 Write 106 Mixed 134 SusWrite 105 32% 145 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 25.1 115% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 96.6 DQ Mixed 156 125% 181 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RMT3170ME68F9F1600 Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 8GB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 17 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 17.1 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-4590SIntel $79Bench 67%, 11,598 samples	4x

GPU
HD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 138 samples	4x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
SSDSC2BB080G4 80GBIntelBench 76%, 6 samples	1x

RAM
RMT3170ME68F9F1600 1x4GBRAMAXELBench 26%, 6,848 samples	3x
RMT3170ME68F9F1600 Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 8GBUnknownBench 46%, 107 samples	1x

Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $179

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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