Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.4% 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	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 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 above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4150-$41 36,627 User benchmarks, average bench 55% LGA1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 91 1-Core 76.7 2-Core 168 67% 112 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 268 36% 268 Pts	64-Core 270 17% 270 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.4% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 4 Parallax 4.3 3% 4.13 fps	MRender 3.6 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 4.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.4% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 311GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 109 146 152 162 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 182 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 140 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 220% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 109%
WDC WD50 00LPVX-22V0TT0 500GB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 62GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 36.3 Write 35.5 Mixed 18.5 37% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ACR16D3LU1KFG/4G 99U5584-005.A00LF 8GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	57.9% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 16 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 58%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	114x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	113x
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	30x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	16x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	12x

RAM
HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 52%, 14,558 samples	35x
ACR16D3LU1KFG/4G 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 2,425 samples	32x
ACR16D3LU1KFG/4G 1x4GBKingstonBench 27%, 1,147 samples	25x

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $166