Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.4%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i5-3230M-$247 17,459 User benchmarks, average bench 41% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	46.4% Average	SC Int 83.4 SC Float 85.9 SC Mixed 84.2 68% 84.5 Pts	QC Int 206 QC Float 208 QC Mixed 208 47% 208 Pts	MC Int 206 MC Float 208 MC Mixed 210 31% 208 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 124D) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.98% Terrible	Lighting 12 Reflection 20.7 Parallax 8.8 3% 13.8 fps	MRender 10.2 Gravity 6.7 Splatting 17.5 4% 11.5 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.98% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$80 270,334 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 116GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SYSTEM 4KALIGNED Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 507 Write 411 Mixed 417 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 18.2 92% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 18.2 34% 64.4 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 115%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB 10,277 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 196GB free Firmware: 2AR20002 4KALIGNED Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 98 Write 101 Mixed 103 76% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.25 81% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ40UG8EFU0 859B CT51264BF160BJ.C8F 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 17.2 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 15.2 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 13%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

CPU
Core i5-3230MIntel $247Bench 41%, 17,459 samples	163x
Core i3-3110MIntel $70Bench 33%, 9,579 samples	18x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 145,645 samples	129x
GeForce GT 740MNvidiaBench 8%, 5,143 samples	52x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $80Bench 94%, 270,334 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $65Bench 46%, 114,830 samples	4x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $165Bench 77%, 49,014 samples	4x

RAM
MT8KTF51264HZ-1G6 1x4GBMicronBench 28%, 611 samples	18x
HMT451S6AFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 29%, 471 samples	13x
EBJ40UG8EFU0 1x4GBElpidaBench 29%, 865 samples	12x

Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $326

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $190	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $70
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $931	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $60	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $204	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12