Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 48.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.22% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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% LGA1156, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	48.2% Average	Memory 66.6 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 143 54% 93.6 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 193 24% 181 Pts	64-Core 192 12% 192 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 600 15,964 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Nvidia(10DE 0835) 1GB CLim: 640 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 377.83 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.22% Terrible	Lighting 3.97 Reflection 4.38 Parallax 3.5 3% 3.95 fps	MRender 5.48 Gravity 3.93 Splatting 2.83 3% 4.08 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.22% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.ADA SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 46 58 57 66 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 67.8 Write 69.8 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 55.8 43% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 42%
Hitachi HTS725016A9A364 160GB 1,217 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 113GB free Firmware: PCBOC71G SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 83 83 83 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 81.3 Write 82.2 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 82.4 54% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.7% Poor	MC Read 8.3 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 8.4 24% 8.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 6.8 20% 6.87 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $100

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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