Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon L5430 192 User benchmarks, average bench 49% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56% Above average	Memory 80.9 1-Core 46.2 2-Core 91.7 48% 72.9 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 183 24% 182 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel G41 Express Chipset 33,874 User benchmarks, average bench 0% Asus(1043 836D) 3.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2702 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.67% Terrible	Lighting 0.83 Reflection 0.69 Parallax 0.75 1% 0.76 fps	MRender 0.62 Gravity 0.57 Splatting 1.04 1% 0.74 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.67% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP580 120GB 3,644 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: V3.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 209 212 213 214 214 MB/s Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.3% Average	Read 228 Write 204 Mixed 185 SusWrite 201 46% 204 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 12.3 81% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 26.2 DQ Write 78.9 DQ Mixed 12.3 21% 39.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 70%
Toshiba MK1237GSX 120GB-$65 875 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 17GB free Firmware: DL140D SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 32 Write 32.8 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 33.6 23% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 21%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 537GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 79.9 Write 68.6 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 33.6 46% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.1% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 8 24% 8.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 7.7 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 38%

Jet ski

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Pentium E5700Intel $22Bench 36%, 20,872 samples	103x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	66x
Core2 Quad Q8400Intel $150Bench 45%, 18,432 samples	58x

GPU
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples	145x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	54x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	45x

Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $310

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