Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


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 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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.65% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 i3-4170-$20 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 105 2-Core 184 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 280 37% 277 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 866F) 1GB CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 364.82 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	2.65% Terrible	Lighting 3.2 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 3.6 3% 3.23 fps	MRender 2.2 Gravity 3.2 Splatting 4.2 3% 3.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.65% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 869GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 139 157 156 156 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 172 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 147 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 124 122 127 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 97 Write 98.7 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 123 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KVR16LS11/8 2x8GB 89 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 17.3 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 20.1 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 83.5 48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples	59x
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	46x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	45x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	31x
RBU-SC100S37128GD 128GBKingstonBench 58%, 1,846 samples	15x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	14x

RAM
M378B1G73DB0-CK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 30%, 12,268 samples	51x
ASU16D3LU1MNG/4G ASU16D3LFU1KBG/2G 6GBKingstonBench 41%, 371 samples	20x
M378B5173EB0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 52%, 4,503 samples	18x

Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $222

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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