Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.67% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3240 37,789 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 80.6 1-Core 93 2-Core 160 66% 111 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 239 32% 238 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz) 146,665 User benchmarks, average bench 1% ASRock(1849 0152) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4425 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.67% Terrible	Lighting 1.73 Reflection 1.73 Parallax 1.31 1% 1.59 fps	MRender 3.38 Gravity 1.03 Splatting 3.35 2% 2.59 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.67% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 72 (03) Spinup time 129 129 12896501938 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 354 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 158 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 354 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 354 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 354 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 154619412516 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	81.6% Excellent	Read 137 Write 148 Mixed 140 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.25 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.19 56% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 103%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	4.09% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 3.08 Mixed 4.78 8% 8.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.26 4K Write 0.009 4K Mixed 0.007 16% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.09% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-002.A00LF 2x2GB 504 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	43.2% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 13.5 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.4 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 79.5 50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	116x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	80x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	54x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $155

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