Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	98.4% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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 way above expectations (85^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 97.9 1-Core 102 2-Core 214 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 355 53% 385 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM03B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 363 358 361 360 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 318 Mixed 230 SusWrite 350 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 37.9 148% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 123 132% 226 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 110%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 349GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 92 94 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 111 Write 102 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 92.7 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE4G3D213ACE1TX0. 4x4GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 27 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 22.1 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 46.5 86% 46.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 80%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	36x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	26x

Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $280

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16