Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.79% 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	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 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 above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5500U 73,655 User benchmarks, average bench 46% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 89.6 2-Core 157 66% 110 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 242 33% 246 Pts	64-Core 245 15% 245 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz) 231,498 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 19AD) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4013 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	4.79% Terrible	Lighting 5.2 Reflection 3.8 Parallax 7.2 4% 5.4 fps	MRender 7.2 Gravity 5.3 Splatting 8.5 6% 7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.79% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST1500LM006 HN-M151RAD 1.5TB 4,004 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2BC10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 55 58 71 65 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 47.7 Write 78.5 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 62.8 40% 54.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 M471B1G73DB0-YK0 12GB 1,957 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 17.4 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 16.4 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	663x
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	145x

RAM
8KTF51264HZ-1G6N1 1x4GBMicronBench 25%, 9,805 samples	130x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples	79x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	39x

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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