Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.26% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 93.1 1-Core 82.6 2-Core 180 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 473 51% 406 Pts	64-Core 470 29% 470 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430 22,369 User benchmarks, average bench 3% EVGA(3842 1431) 1GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.26% Terrible	Lighting 0.2 Reflection 5.5 Parallax 1.3 0% 2.33 fps	MRender 5.2 Gravity 4.3 Splatting 3.3 3% 4.27 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.26% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
LSI 9750-8i DISK 1TB 770GB free Firmware: 5.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 33 33 33 34 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 96 98 96 97 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 80.7 Write 15.9 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 96.1 45% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 59%
LSI 9750-8i DISK 3TB 3TB free Firmware: 5.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 44 44 44 44 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.6% Good	Read 195 Write 42.2 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 44.1 57% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1 MB/s

LSI 9750-8i DISK 3TB 3TB free Firmware: 5.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 44 44 44 44 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

General USB Flash Disk 4GB 880 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 8003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 6.3 6.1 6.3 6 5.7 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	4.47% Terrible	Read 16.9 Write 5.7 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 6 9% 8.2 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 11% 1 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.47% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Apacer 78.B1GDE.AF1 SUPERTALENT02 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.9% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 16.2 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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