Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 99.5 2-Core 196 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 378 50% 377 Pts	64-Core 379 24% 379 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 620 17,163 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Nvidia(10DE 0977) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 448 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.22% Terrible	Lighting 2.67 Reflection 2.96 Parallax 2 2% 2.54 fps	MRender 3.38 Gravity 2.43 Splatting 2.7 2% 2.84 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.22% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB 4,026 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 305 306 303 306 303 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 441 Mixed 373 SusWrite 320 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 51.7 4K Mixed 38 125% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 359 272% 366 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 118%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$85 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 894GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 106 Write 97.6 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 108 69% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston K66GKY-ETB 1x8GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	34.3% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 9.6 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 11 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

GPU
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	162x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	155x
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	112x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	58x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	154x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	80x
NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 58%, 1,608 samples	76x

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

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