Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.23% 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 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 (72^nd 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% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 92 1-Core 90.2 2-Core 155 69% 112 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 209 29% 213 Pts	64-Core 229 14% 229 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Device(0000 0000) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.23% Terrible	Lighting 2.67 Reflection 2.96 Parallax 2 2% 2.54 fps	MRender 3.43 Gravity 2.43 Splatting 2.78 2% 2.88 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.23% Great: 7%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS1OA750 Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 103 Write 121 Mixed 89.2 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.09 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.12 38% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R334G1339U1S 1x4GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 8.5 26% 9 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 8.5 23% 7.93 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 29%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	441x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	145x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	112x

RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	49x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	48x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	26x

Value: 72% - Very good

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