Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-5500 APU-$135 10,478 User benchmarks, average bench 48% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 78.9 1-Core 43.2 2-Core 82.2 45% 68.1 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 168 22% 165 Pts	64-Core 165 10% 165 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% PNY(196E 118B) 2GB CLim: 1201 MHz, MLim: 457 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.23% Terrible	Lighting 5.1 Reflection 3.4 Parallax 5.2 4% 4.57 fps	MRender 4.5 Gravity 4.9 Splatting 6.2 4% 5.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.23% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ct1000bx 50 1TB 468 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 351 366 380 385 381 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 441 Write 373 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 312 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 20.7 4K Mixed 0.4 46% 14.6 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 27 DQ Mixed 0.4 26% 67.3 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMR5040ED58E9W1600 2x4GB 1,811 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.4% Below average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 6.3 MC Mixed 11.4 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 7.5 17% 6.03 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

RAM
M378B5173CB0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 1,033 samples	4x
HMT451U6AFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 2,689 samples	2x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	2x

Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $160

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