Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3450-$59 34,199 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 46.4 2-Core 133 54% 87.8 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 360 48% 361 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST500DM005 HD502HJ 500GB 10,272 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 84 86 86 87 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 84.9 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB 7,869 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.7 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.4 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i3-3220Intel $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples	41x
Pentium G2030Intel $24Bench 49%, 18,277 samples	32x
Core i3-2100Intel $49Bench 51%, 63,701 samples	18x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	58x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	32x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	22x

Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $108

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