Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	81.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 98.9 2-Core 201 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 400 53% 398 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 265-$105 8,934 User benchmarks, average bench 20% PwrHis(1787 3000) 2GB CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 19% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB 2,263 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1025F8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 43 59 41 33 31 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 514 Write 426 Mixed 404 SusWrite 55.4 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 43.7 149% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 164 148% 216 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 110%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 239GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 465 464 465 468 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 466 Mixed 323 SusWrite 465 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 40.6 142% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 179 156% 225 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 7,844 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	57% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 17.6 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 17.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 70%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	26x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	19x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	18x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $494

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