Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 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 Core i5-4200M-$39 33,019 User benchmarks, average bench 50% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 90.3 2-Core 168 70% 116 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 237 32% 238 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 3801) 1GB CLim: 825 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.36% Terrible	Lighting 5.33 Reflection 7.31 Parallax 7.75 4% 6.8 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 6.07 Splatting 5.78 4% 5.25 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.36% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013) 72,354 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 76 52 31 76 81 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 85.9 Write 81.3 Mixed 47.6 SusWrite 59 50% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5469-055.A00LF HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.1 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 17.7 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	958x
Radeon R5 M230AMDBench 4%, 157 samples	12x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	11x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	28x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	25x
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	18x

RAM
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 38,580 samples	52x
RMT3170EF68F9W1600 1x4GBRamaxelBench 28%, 4,466 samples	44x
M471B5173BH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 26%, 3,518 samples	39x

Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $77