Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 below expectations (39^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 M 430 14,318 User benchmarks, average bench 39% N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Memory 62.7 1-Core 62.3 2-Core 120 49% 81.6 Pts	4-Core 143 8-Core 146 19% 144 Pts	64-Core 153 10% 153 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 45%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6500M 12,937 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Sony(104D 9071) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	3.57% Terrible	Lighting 4.43 Reflection 5.12 Parallax 3.5 4% 4.35 fps	MRender 4.57 Gravity 2.97 Splatting 4.96 4% 4.16 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.57% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 173 179 183 179 179 MB/s Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.2% Average	Read 219 Write 199 Mixed 188 SusWrite 181 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 19.1 70% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 141 116% 167 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 100%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 129GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 28 29 29 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 11 Write 38.2 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 27.7 16% 22.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 45% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 43%
External USB3.0 500GB 1,761 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 463GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 28 Write 23.2 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 25.1 18% 23.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.3% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 10.2 24% 8.33 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 6.6 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 120 33% 120 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 41%

Speed boat

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5 M 430IntelBench 39%, 14,318 samples	2x

GPU
Radeon HD 6500MAMDBench 3%, 12,937 samples	2x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	1x
INTENSO 240GBBench 77%, 887 samples	1x

RAM
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	1x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	1x

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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