Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.13% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170T 27 User benchmarks, average bench 61% , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 95.6 2-Core 167 71% 118 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 252 34% 253 Pts	64-Core 252 16% 252 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 2B3C) 1GB Driver: igdumdim32.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	3.13% Terrible	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 5 Parallax 4.03 3% 4.11 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 7.17 4% 4.53 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.13% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 883GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 185 186 186 184 186 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 151 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 182 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GB 64,960 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	31% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 8.3 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 32%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i3-4170TIntelBench 59%, 1,663 samples	2x

GPU
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	2x

SSD
SSD 240GBGigabyte $30Bench 73%, 20,238 samples	1x

RAM
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 8GBUnknownBench 43%, 233 samples	1x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 9905428-155.A00LF 12GBHynixBench 41%, 4 samples	1x

Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $30

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16