Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 870-$100 37,228 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Memory 70.4 1-Core 88 2-Core 172 63% 110 Pts	4-Core 288 8-Core 399 43% 343 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240 11,020 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 8326) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	4.49% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 6.42 Parallax 2.53 5% 4.98 fps	MRender 6.24 Gravity 4.2 Splatting 3.65 4% 4.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.49% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 589GB free (System drive) Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 73 85 75 72 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 96.3 Write 109 Mixed 51 SusWrite 75.5 61% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 68%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free Firmware: AR15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 121 126 122 121 126 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 14GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 31.2 Write 23.3 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 18.7 31% 24 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 57% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 49%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 186GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 19 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 30.3 Write 23.7 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 19.6 31% 24 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 9.2 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 8.8 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	14x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	11x

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $187

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