Performance Results


Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 26% Raft	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-5500 APU-$135 10,478 User benchmarks, average bench 48% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 78.7 1-Core 63.5 2-Core 114 54% 85.4 Pts	4-Core 164 8-Core 180 22% 172 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240 11,020 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 8326) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	4.31% Terrible	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 7.5 Parallax 2.6 5% 5.33 fps	MRender 5.6 Gravity 4.3 Splatting 2.9 3% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.31% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: 08TH SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 202 192 193 201 208 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 347 Write 200 Mixed 228 SusWrite 200 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 12.5 79% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 23.2 41% 80.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 69%
General USB Flash Disk 4GB 2,276 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 8 8 8.3 8 8 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6.73% Terrible	Read 24.9 Write 6.3 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 7.9 12% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.73% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ACR256X64D3U1333C9 1x2GB 264 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1 of 4 slots used 2GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 47279 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 4.4 MC Mixed 6.7 19% 6.67 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 7 19% 6.8 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 30%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
Radeon HD 7560DAMDBench 4%, 10,029 samples	34x
Radeon HD 7660DAMDBench 5%, 7,665 samples	26x
GeForce GT 240NvidiaBench 4%, 11,020 samples	14x

SSD
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples	21x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	3x

RAM
M2X2G64CB88G7N-DG M2X2G64CB88G7N-DG 4GBNanyaBench 32%, 251 samples	18x
M2F2G64CB88G7N-CG M2F2G64CB88G7N-CG 4GBNanyaBench 31%, 217 samples	9x
M2F2G64CB88G4N-DI M2F2G64CB88G4N-DI 4GBNanyaBench 32%, 212 samples	9x

Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $135

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