Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	89.8% 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	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 above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 115 2-Core 232 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 428 58% 431 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 622GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 356 363 363 352 360 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 451 Write 396 Mixed 316 SusWrite 362 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 29.1 114% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 192 182% 286 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 117%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 136 139 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 143 Write 93.8 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 138 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-038.A00G 4x4GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.3 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.8 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 40%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	1x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C8 2x4GBCorsairBench 51%, 3,582 samples	1x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	1x

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $538

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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