Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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 above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$59 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 199 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 295 39% 295 Pts	64-Core 289 18% 289 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 3544) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 314.22 Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	3.42% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 5.6 Parallax 1.2 3% 3.6 fps	MRender 6.5 Gravity 4.5 Splatting 3.3 4% 4.77 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.42% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
V-GEN01SM21NT512MT 512GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 432GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 408 394 407 407 386 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 396 Mixed 367 SusWrite 404 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 25.6 137% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 41.8 84% 163 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 207GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 107 106 102 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 105 Write 99.2 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 105 68% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,124 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 16.7 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 16.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	353x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	339x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	220x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $288

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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16