PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 48.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average. |
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. |
System | Micro-Star CX61 0NC/CX61 0ND/CX61 0NF/CX61 0NE |
Motherboard | MSI MS-16GB (all builds) |
Memory | 5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
Display | 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, |
OS | Windows 8.1 |
BIOS Date | 20121013 |
Uptime | 0.4 Days |
Run Date | Nov 23 '17 at 19:35 |
Run Duration | 102 Seconds |
Run User | SVK-User |
Background CPU | 1% |
CPU Throttled | 57% |
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Core i5-3230M-$100
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
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48.2%
Average
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Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
MSI(1462 10B8) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276
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Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2012)-$79
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
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54.1%
Above average
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Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
42.2%
Average
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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CPU | |
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Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples | 27x |
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples | 22x |
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples | 18x |
GPU | |
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HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples | 55x |
GeForce GT 640MNvidiaBench 5%, 3,728 samples | 7x |
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples | 6x |
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 54% - Above average | Total price: $129 |