Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 94.1 2-Core 184 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 343 47% 351 Pts	64-Core 355 22% 355 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO 250G 250GB 3,453 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 300 285 266 276 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 462 Mixed 441 SusWrite 296 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 51.1 184% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 174 149% 210 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 122%
Seagate ST3400620AS 400GB-$55 3,016 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 75GB free Firmware: 3.AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 53 52 53 54 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 60 Write 42.3 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 53 38% 50.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 42%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 411GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 164 174 172 175 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 122 Write 93.5 Mixed 71 SusWrite 171 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 120% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.8 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	14x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBKingstonBench 54%, 1,969 samples	5x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	5x

Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $227

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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