Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	85.9% 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	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.

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3550-$335 23,599 User benchmarks, average bench 69% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 216 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 430 57% 429 Pts	64-Core 429 27% 429 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 511 Write 408 Mixed 414 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 29.5 126% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 35.7 DQ Write 77.5 DQ Mixed 19.1 25% 44.1 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 311GB free Firmware: CC37 Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	59% Above average	Read 100 Write 105 Mixed 87.8 73% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.49 111% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 70%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 290GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 65.7 Write 62.4 Mixed 65.9 49% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.35 95% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 18.2 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	20x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	17x

Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $616

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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