Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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 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 (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 95.9 2-Core 182 73% 123 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 362 43% 333 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 568GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 135 145 139 145 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 47.6 Write 33.4 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 139 44% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 109%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 6 5.2 5.6 6.9 5.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	7.41% Terrible	Read 34.9 Write 5 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 5.8 15% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 1.3 60% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.41% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI16D3LU1KFG/8G 1x8GB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 9.5 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 11 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

SSD
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	5x
BX500 480GBCrucial $38Bench 63%, 83,298 samples	5x
JAJS600M256C 256GBBench 69%, 1,795 samples	3x

RAM
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	5x
MSI16D3LU1KFG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 186 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	4x

Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $377

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16