Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 49.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	7GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 7GB 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 as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 550-$110 19,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Memory 65.5 1-Core 78.4 2-Core 147 56% 97.1 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 198 26% 197 Pts	64-Core 197 12% 197 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 2125) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.92% Terrible	Lighting 2.5 Reflection 3.4 Parallax 2.2 2% 2.7 fps	MRender 2.2 Gravity 2 Splatting 2 2% 2.07 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.92% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900913 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 163 165 155 163 163 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.3% Below average	Read 165 Write 151 Mixed 143 SusWrite 163 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 32.4 4K Mixed 18.2 69% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 23.7 DQ Write 45.5 DQ Mixed 24.1 21% 31.1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 96%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 8TB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 172 171 170 169 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 190 Write 158 Mixed 95.5 SusWrite 172 35% 154 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 1.3 38% 10.3 MB/s	DQ Read 4.3 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 1.7 3% 5.43 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ACR256X64D3U1333C9 ACR256X64D3U1333C9 ACR256X64D3U1333C9 KTW149-ELD 7GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 1024 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 7.7 22% 7.53 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 31%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	28x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	5x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	5x

SSD
CS900 500GB SSDPNYBench 75%, 16,267 samples	6x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
Extreme Pro 240GBSanDisk $79Bench 92%, 10,862 samples	3x

RAM
ACR256X64D3U1333C9 ACR256X64D3U1333C9 ACR256X64D3U1333C9 KTW149-ELD 7GBKingstonBench 29%, 8 samples	6x
Adata Adata Adata 8GBCT25664BA160B.C16FBench 25%, 6 samples	6x
M378B5173EB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 931 samples	4x

Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $110

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