Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 101 2-Core 198 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 508 51% 414 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.92% Terrible	Lighting 4.5 Reflection 6.3 Parallax 4.5 4% 5.1 fps	MRender 6.4 Gravity 4.9 Splatting 5.1 4% 5.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.92% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Viperteq VT-SSDUP500-120 120GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 81 48 48 44 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 349 Write 186 Mixed 163 SusWrite 54.5 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 44.8 4K Mixed 24.6 60% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 118 92% 126 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 82%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 182GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 77 77 77 76 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 38.3 Write 46.1 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 76.9 35% 47.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 129% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 44%
FPEEDN ATA 2TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 2TB free, PID 3a04 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 5.4 3.6 0.1 7.2 7.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	5.42% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 12.4 Mixed 15 SusWrite 4.5 16% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.42% Great: 29%
FPEEDN ATA 2TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 2TB free, PID 3a04 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 18.3 Mixed 14 17% 16.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Mixed 0 7% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 29%

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 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	57.4% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 18 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 18.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 35%

Sail boat

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	24x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	22x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	12x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $666

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