Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.42% 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.

PC Performing as expected (40^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 550-$110 19,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Memory 73.7 1-Core 78.2 2-Core 149 59% 100 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 205 27% 205 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 510 347 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Sapphire(174B 1222) 1GB CLim: 523 MHz, MLim: 300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.42% Terrible	Lighting 1.7 Reflection 1.96 Parallax 0.44 1% 1.37 fps	MRender 2.14 Gravity 1.57 Splatting 1.74 2% 1.82 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.42% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 571GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 191 180 6408 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2855 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14052 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2788 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 684 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 326694 (C2) HDA temperature 112 100 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	36.9% Below average	Read 65.7 Write 63.1 Mixed 58.7 47% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 0.33 4K Mixed 0.17 43% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 59%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 508GB free, PID 1019 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 27 Write 19.7 Mixed 11.9 23% 19.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 2x2GB 1,579 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 11.4 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 8.3 22% 7.77 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

GPU
GTX 460Nvidia $203Bench 12%, 31,648 samples	12x
GeForce GT 320NvidiaBench 3%, 2,109 samples	9x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	9x

RAM
CT25664BA1339A.M16 859B CT25664BA1339A.M16 0198 ACR256X64D3U1333C9 0198 ACR256X64D3U1333C9 8GBUnknownBench 34%, 7 samples	7x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 80CE M378B5273DH0-CH9 830B NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 830B NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 12GBUnknownBench 35%, 7 samples	6x
ACR256X64D3U1333C9 0198 ACR256X64D3U1333C9 859B CT25664BA1339A.M16 859B CT25664BA1339A.M16 8GBUnknownBench 37%, 7 samples	6x

Value: 27% - Poor

Total price: $301

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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