Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3450-$59 34,199 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 96.8 2-Core 195 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 377 48% 366 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Lighting 25.6 Reflection 24.6 Parallax 32.3 21% 27.5 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 30.5 Splatting 25.9 24% 29.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 284GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 81 90 91 95 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 94 Mixed 67 SusWrite 86.3 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 120GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 121 120 123 121 118 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 120 Write 116 Mixed 104 SusWrite 116 85% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 85%
KINGSTON SA400S3 480GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 447GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 208 162 180 180 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 247 Write 203 Mixed 198 SusWrite 173 272% 205 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 30.7 2,819% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 24.2 DQ Write 57.6 DQ Mixed 33.3 3,182% 38.4 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 232%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.5% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 20.2 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 17.6 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 40%

Jet ski

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	11x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	10x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $895

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16