Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	9GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 9GB 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.

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 i5-3550-$335 23,599 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	73.3% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 100 2-Core 194 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 365 49% 364 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.3% 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% Legend(17AA 3084) 2.2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.85% Terrible	Lighting 1.9 Reflection 1.88 Parallax 1.44 2% 1.74 fps	MRender 3.86 Gravity 1.17 Splatting 3.7 2% 2.91 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.85% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 249 249 247 248 246 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	66.2% Good	Read 241 Write 224 Mixed 223 SusWrite 247 53% 234 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 44.4 4K Mixed 31.5 104% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 132 118% 178 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 111%
Seagate ST6000VX0003-1ZH110 6TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free Firmware: DA11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 205 209 208 207 207 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 16% Great: 104%
Hitachi HDS721025CLA382 250GB-$20 5,436 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 233GB free Firmware: JP1OA3CF SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 132 134 135 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 128 Write 124 Mixed 61.4 SusWrite 133 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RMR5040ED58E9W1600 0443 RMR1870EC58E9F1333 Kingston KTW149-ELD 9GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 1024 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.1% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.4 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 48%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-3550Intel $335Bench 69%, 23,599 samples	2x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	1x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1x

SSD
X110 128GBSanDisk $89Bench 71%, 11,245 samples	1x

RAM
TIMETEC-UD3-1600 Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 8C26 TIMETEC-UD3-1600 Samsung M378B5273DH0-CK0 24GBUnknownBench 55%, 1 sample	1x
Value DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 5,391 samples	1x

Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $424

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16