Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-5500B APU 2,596 User benchmarks, average bench 48% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56% Above average	Memory 81 1-Core 61.3 2-Core 120 54% 87.5 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 182 24% 182 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 102 107 103 106 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 99 Write 105 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 104 68% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 145% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ACR16D3LU1KDG/2G 1x2GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 1 of 2 slots used 2GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.9% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 3.9 MC Mixed 6.2 19% 6.57 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 7.5 20% 7 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 32%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

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