Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	43.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	44GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 44GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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 as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5670 4,676 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 0, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 65.4 1-Core 73.9 2-Core 115 52% 84.6 Pts	4-Core 295 8-Core 594 52% 444 Pts	64-Core 1,109 69% 1,109 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 75%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 56 49 60 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 164 Write 119 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 57.5 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 27 93% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 93.3 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 82.7 70% 101 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 73%
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV256 256GB 8,369 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 238GB free Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 294 294 293 293 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,173 Write 297 Mixed 346 SusWrite 291 115% 527 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 36.4 159% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 882 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 420 354% 532 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 147%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 11x4GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 11 of 18 slots used 44GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 26.6 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 8 20% 7.03 GB/s	Latency 113 36% 113 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 15%

Tree trunk

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E55301stBench 60%, 771 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	1x

SSD
SSDNow UV400 120GBKingston $35Bench 67%, 80,916 samples	1x

RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	1x

Value: 25% - Poor

Total price: $205

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16