Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4200U-$281 64,450 User benchmarks, average bench 43% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Memory 80.6 1-Core 59.5 2-Core 103 52% 81.2 Pts	4-Core 140 8-Core 147 19% 144 Pts	64-Core 143 9% 143 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(1071 A065) 1GB Driver: dlumd9.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	2.52% Terrible	Lighting 2.9 Reflection 1.9 Parallax 4.3 2% 3.03 fps	MRender 4.8 Gravity 1.8 Splatting 3.7 3% 3.43 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.52% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256G7Ne 256GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 306 340 292 297 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 442 Write 371 Mixed 283 SusWrite 313 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 26.4 91% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 181 140% 192 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5603-012.A00G Transcend TS512MSK64W6H 8GB 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.1% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.6 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 13.1 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	4x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	4x

SSD
PX-256G7Ne 256GBPlextorBench 85%, 34 samples	4x

RAM
TS512MSK64W6H 1x4GBTranscendBench 24%, 323 samples	2x
TS512MSK64W6H 2x4GBTranscendBench 46%, 169 samples	1x
99U5603-012.A00G Transcend TS512MSK64W6H 8GBKingstonBench 44%, 1 sample	1x

Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $281

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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