Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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% LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	67% Good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 86.2 2-Core 170 70% 116 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 398 38% 312 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 202 204 204 200 202 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.1% Above average	Read 207 Write 202 Mixed 201 SusWrite 203 46% 203 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 34.2 111% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 41.3 DQ Write 81.6 DQ Mixed 49.5 41% 57.5 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 117%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$88 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 315GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 128 127 125 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 145 Write 139 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 127 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 87%
StoreJet Transcend 500GB 1,916 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 18GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 30.8 Write 24.5 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 24.8 34% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 36% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	41.3% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 12.7 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 11.4 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 70%

Battleship

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $159

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