Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.18% 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	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 78.1 1-Core 99.5 2-Core 198 71% 125 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 376 51% 378 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 300 2,463 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Nvidia(10DE 0862) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.18% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 2.35 Parallax 0.47 1% 1.34 fps	MRender 3.33 Gravity 0.77 Splatting 1.78 2% 1.96 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.18% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 856GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 162 168 170 171 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 171 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 168 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 109%
Maxtor OneTouch 250GB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 7GB free, PID 7310 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 28.3 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 42.1 47% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 Hynix HMT125U6TFR8C-G7 M378B5773DH0-CH9 Kingston HP698650-154-KEB 10GB 1067, 1067, 1067, 1067 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.4% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 11.2 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 84.2 48% 84.2 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	1,383x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	229x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	202x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	37x
HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 29%, 3,903 samples	30x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	28x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $87

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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