Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.57% 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$99 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 71.2 1-Core 93.9 2-Core 187 66% 117 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 330 46% 340 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8490) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.57% Terrible	Lighting 0.63 Reflection 0.58 Parallax 0.56 0% 0.59 fps	MRender 0.95 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 0.74 1% 0.85 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.57% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 636GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 108 134 155 137 161 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 147 Write 131 Mixed 81 SusWrite 136 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 419GB free, PID 0718 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 33 33 33 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 33 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 33.1 42% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 2x4GB 14,844 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.5% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.8 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 13.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 98.7 40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 17%

Surfboard

Desktop 70%

Battleship

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-4440Intel $99Bench 61%, 81,111 samples	2x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	1x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	2x
1500 240GBValkBench 71%, 57 samples	1x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	1x
M378B1G73QH0-CK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 29%, 7,106 samples	1x
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples	1x

Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $311

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16