Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-3870 APU-$81 6,332 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57% Above average	Memory 81.5 1-Core 46.5 2-Core 92.9 48% 73.6 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 186 25% 189 Pts	64-Core 187 12% 187 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6550D 4,197 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.0 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.34% Terrible	Lighting 5.47 Reflection 6.19 Parallax 4.72 4% 5.46 fps	MRender 4.86 Gravity 4 Splatting 5.91 4% 4.92 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.34% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 476 Write 318 Mixed 388 87% 394 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 12.2 70% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 18.9 DQ Write 65.2 DQ Mixed 12 18% 32 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 879GB free Firmware: CC45 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 187 Mixed 169 137% 182 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.26 97% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

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 (59^th percentile)	42.8% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 13.7 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 9.6 22% 7.83 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

SSD
Burst Elite 120GBPatriotBench 67%, 1,599 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
Fury 240GBHyperX $193Bench 71%, 27,826 samples	2x

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $81

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