Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.28% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% , 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 96.4 2-Core 188 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 351 43% 330 Pts	64-Core 363 22% 363 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 375A) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.28% Terrible	Lighting 5.07 Reflection 4.5 Parallax 4.91 4% 4.82 fps	MRender 6.48 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.17 4% 5.52 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.28% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 827GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 83 79 77 79 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 84.5 Write 79.5 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 79.5 50% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 112%
Seagate ST9160310AS 160GB-$36 2,469 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 143GB free Firmware: 0303 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 65 65 66 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 64.8 Write 59.5 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 65.5 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 79% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 1x4GB 5,816 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 9.3 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.3 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 33%

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 $42	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