Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	43.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4960X-$1,189 5,121 User benchmarks, average bench 78% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 65.4 2-Core 186 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 710 70% 574 Pts	64-Core 906 56% 906 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4004RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 117 140 100 75 73 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 406 Write 319 Mixed 291 SusWrite 110 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 27.6 4K Mixed 7.6 55% 18.6 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 93.3 DQ Mixed 35.7 46% 81.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 423GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 178 181 179 180 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 151 Mixed 64 SusWrite 180 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 112%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 736GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 161 144 154 160 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 150 Write 130 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 152 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 40.7 122% 42.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.3 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 67%, 1,867 samples	35x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 57%, 2,734 samples	28x
F3 DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 65%, 473 samples	15x

Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $573

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16