Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.8% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 530-$45 16,724 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Memory 71.7 1-Core 73.5 2-Core 129 55% 91.5 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 188 25% 186 Pts	64-Core 186 12% 186 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 310 4,147 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Sapphire(174B 3100) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.15% Terrible	Lighting 1.3 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.43 fps	MRender 2.38 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 1.7 1% 1.65 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.15% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 242 239 243 243 244 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.8% Good	Read 241 Write 229 Mixed 222 SusWrite 242 53% 233 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 60.4 4K Mixed 28.3 103% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 154 121% 164 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Toshiba ACR256X64D3U1333C9 Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 ACR256X64D3U1333C9 Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.1% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 12.2 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7.7 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 97.6 41% 97.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 31%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
GeForce 315NvidiaBench 2%, 2,008 samples	8x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	7x
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	6x

SSD
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TBBench 70%, 46,239 samples	3x
S3 1T00 1TBSandiskBench 95%, 12,396 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	2x

RAM
GU512303EP0202 2x2GBHitachiBench 30%, 135 samples	7x
JM1333KLU-2G 2x2GBTranscendBench 39%, 308 samples	4x
ACR256X64D3U1333C9 2x2GBToshibaBench 29%, 236 samples	4x

Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16