Intel SHARKBAY

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.5% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Intel SHARKBAY (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20140421
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '23 at 22:45
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4300U 36,631 User benchmarks, average bench 44% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	52.5% Above average	Memory 77.6 1-Core 68.1 2-Core 121 55% 89 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 164 22% 162 Pts	64-Core 165 10% 165 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Intel(8086 0A16) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5166 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	2.62% Terrible	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 5.6 3% 3.53 fps	MRender 3.1 Gravity 2 Splatting 3.7 2% 2.93 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.62% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SQF-SMSM4-32G-S8E 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 30GB free Firmware: S8FM06A7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 49 49 45 49 49 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.1% Average	Read 408 Write 50.2 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 47.6 32% 148 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 14.4 68% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 40.8 DQ Mixed 56.5 53% 85.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 44%
HFS500G32TND-N1A2A 500GB 1,191 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 334 355 352 284 236 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 395 Write 366 Mixed 336 SusWrite 319 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 48.2 4K Mixed 29.6 99% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 323 243% 324 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 118%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 169 166 170 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 113 Write 114 Mixed 86.4 SusWrite 169 167% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair SODIM DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GB 1,241 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	19.5% Very poor	MC Read 6.6 MC Write 5.9 MC Mixed 5.5 17% 6 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 5.9 17% 5.83 GB/s	Latency 93.8 43% 93.8 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 33%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	45	30	60	21.5"	1280 720	BNQ78E9 BenQ GW2283

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Typical SHARKBAY Builds (Compare 300 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel SHARKBAY

CPU
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	34x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	30x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	28x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	75x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	16x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	14x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	7x
320 Series 80GBIntel $60Bench 38%, 4,402 samples	6x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	9x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	7x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	7x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $141

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16