Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 540-$60 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	49.7% Average	Memory 67.1 1-Core 76.5 2-Core 130 54% 91.2 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 188 25% 188 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% EVGA(3842 1302) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	0.45% Terrible	Lighting 0.33 Reflection 1.15 Parallax 0.16 0% 0.55 fps	MRender 1.81 Gravity 0.4 Splatting 0.83 1% 1.01 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.45% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: GM4OA57A SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 31 56 70 66 76 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 87.7 Write 85.3 Mixed 45.3 SusWrite 59.2 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 51%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 114 120 121 120 121 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 132 Write 128 Mixed 67 SusWrite 119 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-153.A00LF 4x2GB 155 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.8% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 13.2 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7.5 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 55%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,141x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,040x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	822x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples	456x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	425x

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $325

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