Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 870-$100 37,228 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 68.8 2-Core 138 61% 98.6 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 304 31% 250 Pts	64-Core 316 20% 316 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Nvidia(10DE 0000) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 300 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	0.78% Terrible	Lighting 0.3 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 0.3 0% 1.03 fps	MRender 2.5 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 2 2% 2.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 0.78% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 240GB 5,968 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0424A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 168 194 52 25 90 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.1% Below average	Read 216 Write 200 Mixed 175 SusWrite 89.4 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 9.7 57% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 18.8 DQ Write 81.1 DQ Mixed 0.7 15% 33.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 90%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$23 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 445GB free Firmware: 05.01A05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 115 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 115 Write 109 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 115 72% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 61%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 500GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 464GB free Firmware: 1507 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 29 29 29 29 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 52.7 Write 29.1 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 29.4 25% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM SDRAM Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	25.1% Poor	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 6.6 21% 7.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 8.8 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 67%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	12x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	10x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	9x

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16