Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 90.2 1-Core 56.3 2-Core 110 55% 85.6 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 345 36% 287 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 440 14,286 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Device(0000 0000) 1GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	3.83% Terrible	Lighting 4.73 Reflection 5.46 Parallax 3.84 4% 4.68 fps	MRender 6.24 Gravity 4.73 Splatting 3.43 4% 4.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.83% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 65 65 69 69 69 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.7% Average	Read 217 Write 213 Mixed 17 SusWrite 65 28% 128 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 43.3 4K Mixed 26.4 90% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 28.6 DQ Write 64.5 DQ Mixed 33.3 29% 42.1 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 88%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 82GB free Firmware: JP2OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 69 70 70 69 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 78.2 Write 82.5 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 67.4 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 74%
ST1000DM 003-1ER162 1TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 434GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 184 187 189 189 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 186 Write 155 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 188 202% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 75%

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 below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.8% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 15.4 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 9.2 25% 8.87 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 40.8% 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