Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	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 (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (52^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 172 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 346 48% 354 Pts	64-Core 351 22% 351 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Sapphire(174B E266) 1GB CLim: 566 MHz, MLim: 821 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	4.23% Terrible	Lighting 5 Reflection 7.3 Parallax 6.7 4% 6.33 fps	MRender 7.2 Gravity 4.9 Splatting 4.9 4% 5.67 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.23% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 91 111 113 107 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 129 Write 128 Mixed 41 SusWrite 106 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 Transcend JM1333KLN-4G 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 0, 0 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 16.1 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,008x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	708x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $87

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16