Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	85.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (49^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 970 2,539 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 51.6 2-Core 104 52% 80.5 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 207 27% 205 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 300 154 107 102 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 485 Write 447 Mixed 314 SusWrite 188 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 39.6 140% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 128 128% 206 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 110%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 10TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 9TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 21 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 112 Write 130 Mixed 118 SusWrite 24.4 22% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 20.5 4K Mixed 1.6 15% 7.73 MB/s	DQ Read 4.5 DQ Write 15.9 DQ Mixed 1.7 4% 7.37 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 13%
SABRENT 10TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 32.4 Write 30 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 29.3 22% 30 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.1 267% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.8 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 8.8 21% 7.23 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	5x
Phenom II X4 945AMDBench 51%, 12,746 samples	1x
FX-4170 Quad-CoreAMD $81Bench 56%, 4,257 samples	1x

Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $315

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16