Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.03% 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	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 (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 92.9 1-Core 99.8 2-Core 198 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 379 51% 379 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 2635) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.03% Terrible	Lighting 2.5 Reflection 3.04 Parallax 1.94 2% 2.49 fps	MRender 2.95 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 2.22 2% 2.51 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.03% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 897GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 121 126 139 138 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 125 Write 126 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 132 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 109%
SAMSUNG HM500JI 500GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 459GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 84 84 85 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 77.5 Write 55.7 Mixed 50 SusWrite 84.4 89% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB 4,667 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 17.1 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 16.7 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

Raft

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	138x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	131x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	106x

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $364

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16