Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	47.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

PC Performing as expected (52^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 870-$100 37,228 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 95.4 1-Core 84.6 2-Core 172 70% 117 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 388 45% 350 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 240GB 7,812 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSF036C SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 113 109 103 105 103 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	47.2% Average	Read 236 Write 231 Mixed 222 SusWrite 114 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 50.5 4K Mixed 19.7 74% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 166 129% 176 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 90%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 133 133 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 127 Write 126 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 132 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB 14,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.6% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 13 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 13.9 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 64%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce GT 430NvidiaBench 3%, 22,369 samples	1x

SSD
540s Series 240GBIntelBench 77%, 7,812 samples	1x

RAM
Aegis DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 50%, 1,828 samples	1x

Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $100

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16