Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 below expectations (32^nd 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 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 75.1 1-Core 46 2-Core 90.6 46% 70.6 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 189 24% 179 Pts	64-Core 181 11% 181 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4250 5,806 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.0 Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	0.62% Terrible	Lighting 0.6 Reflection 1 Parallax 0.7 0% 0.77 fps	MRender 0.9 Gravity 1 Splatting 1.2 1% 1.03 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.62% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC1LE04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 102 111 111 121 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 178 Write 155 Mixed 127 SusWrite 114 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 20.3 69% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 19.8 DQ Write 48.4 DQ Mixed 23 21% 30.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 51%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 114GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 116 114 122 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 388 Write 357 Mixed 232 SusWrite 120 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 32.3 117% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 34.7 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 43.7 41% 62 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 110%

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 below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.6% Poor	MC Read 8.1 MC Write 6.2 MC Mixed 6.6 20% 6.97 GB/s	SC Read 4.9 SC Write 4.7 SC Mixed 6.4 15% 5.33 GB/s	Latency 90.2 44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 18%

Surfboard

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	21x
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	15x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	14x

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $180

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