Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 840T 1,104 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	52% Above average	Memory 75.1 1-Core 46.9 2-Core 93.8 46% 71.9 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 171 23% 170 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4200 10,090 User benchmarks, average bench 1% HP(103C 2AB1) 256MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	1.06% Terrible	Lighting 1.4 Reflection 0.6 Parallax 0.7 1% 0.9 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 1.2 1% 1.1 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 1.06% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD easys tore 240GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: EF43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 83 78 83 87 82 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.7% Below average	Read 228 Write 199 Mixed 197 SusWrite 86.4 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 12 55% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 85.5 DQ Write 80.5 DQ Mixed 15.3 30% 60.4 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 53%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 586GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 84 81 83 88 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 110 Write 105 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 87.2 69% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 Ramaxel RMR5030MM58E8F1600 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 11.9 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 9.6 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 90.1 44% 90.1 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 32%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X4 840TAMDBench 53%, 1,104 samples	12x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples	2x
Phenom II X6 1045TAMD $165Bench 54%, 5,709 samples	1x

SSD
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	1x
SSD 240GBBench 75%, 38,401 samples	1x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	1x

RAM
M378B5773CH0-CH9 3x2GBSamsungBench 33%, 504 samples	2x
NIGV78PEA 8GBUnknownBench 37%, 9 samples	2x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	1x

Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $120

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