Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 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.

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 204 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 400 54% 399 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7850) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4170 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.54% Terrible	Lighting 3.77 Reflection 6.42 Parallax 6.22 3% 5.47 fps	MRender 5.67 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 7.52 4% 5.16 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.54% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 288 Write 200 Mixed 64.3 40% 184 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 34.7 143% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 186 155% 228 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GY1600D364L10/8G 1x8GB 1,033 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (82^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.9% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 8.7 27% 9.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 9.2 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	48x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	25x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	21x

Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $500

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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