Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 109 2-Core 207 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 412 55% 413 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO 250GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 128 127 125 125 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 243 Write 144 Mixed 173 SusWrite 127 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 43.1 4K Mixed 24.4 85% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 63.1 77% 137 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 48%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 205GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 235 245 245 245 245 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	72.3% Very good	Read 256 Write 244 Mixed 242 SusWrite 242 56% 246 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 46.3 4K Mixed 36.8 124% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 198 149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 128%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 488GB free Firmware: SC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 105 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 97.8 Write 96.4 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 106 64% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 2x4GB 8,083 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17.9 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 17.7 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 59%

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	18x
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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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