Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	27.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-950-$100 36,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Memory 82 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 110 55% 86.7 Pts	4-Core 121 8-Core 181 19% 151 Pts	64-Core 179 11% 179 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240 11,020 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 34E5) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	4.61% Terrible	Lighting 6.17 Reflection 6.85 Parallax 2.56 5% 5.19 fps	MRender 6.52 Gravity 4.23 Splatting 3.7 4% 4.82 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.61% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 160GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102HD Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 227 Write 87 Mixed 131 32% 148 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 35.4 4K Mixed 4.68 45% 17.8 MB/s	DQ Read 21.4 DQ Write 3.69 DQ Mixed 3.26 5% 9.45 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 46%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 932GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 130 Write 116 Mixed 89 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.27 85% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,619 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 361GB free, PID a00e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 90.8 Write 92.3 Mixed 56.5 100% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.19 64% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x2GB 38,297 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	39% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 15.3 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 9.3 24% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $259

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