Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 520 70% 522 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 84 70 80 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 98.5 Write 92 Mixed 55 SusWrite 74.9 59% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 70%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 59GB free Firmware: 12.01B03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 49 48 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 62 Write 61.7 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 48.6 40% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1x8GB 7,988 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1632 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 10.3 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 9.9 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 35%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	69x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	65x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	46x

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

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