Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.55% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3550S 766 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Memory 79.7 1-Core 97.7 2-Core 193 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 368 49% 365 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz) 146,665 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Intel(8086 2035) 2.2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.55% Terrible	Lighting 1.7 Reflection 3.1 Parallax 1.5 1% 2.1 fps	MRender 3.6 Gravity 1.2 Splatting 2.2 2% 2.33 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.55% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 147 105 130 104 105 MB/s Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.3% Good	Read 271 Write 71.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 123 29% 132 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 30.8 96% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 237 198% 285 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 233GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 122 122 122 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 120 Write 120 Mixed 65.1 SusWrite 122 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KTW149-ELD 85F7 F6456U66F1600G Samsung M378B2873FHS-CH9 85F7 F6456U66F1600G 6GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 1024, 2048, 1024, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.2% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	14x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	6x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	4x

RAM
F6456U66F1600G 4x2GBUnknownBench 53%, 16 samples	16x
F6456U64F1600G 2x2GBUnknownBench 52%, 21 samples	3x
XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 47%, 628 samples	2x

Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $60

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16