Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium 3550M 685 User benchmarks, average bench 49% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 94 1-Core 66.7 2-Core 130 61% 97 Pts	4-Core 129 8-Core 132 18% 131 Pts	64-Core 132 8% 132 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB 40,079 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0002YXM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 88 98 109 107 103 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 114 Write 102 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 103 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5469-045.A00LF 1x4GB 1,714 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 8.7 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 9 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 32%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	3x
GTX 850MNvidiaBench 14%, 13,931 samples	1x

SSD
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 27 samples	2x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GBKingstonBench 24%, 265 samples	1x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 55%, 10,168 samples	1x

Value: 8% - Terrible

Total price: $85

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