Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 51.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very 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 as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3217U 28,188 User benchmarks, average bench 43% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.4% Above average	Memory 81.9 1-Core 48.8 2-Core 90.6 49% 73.8 Pts	4-Core 125 8-Core 124 17% 124 Pts	64-Core 126 8% 126 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 13DD) 2.5GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3308 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	1.99% Terrible	Lighting 1.93 Reflection 3.42 Parallax 2.09 2% 2.48 fps	MRender 3.14 Gravity 1.8 Splatting 4.78 3% 3.24 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.99% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T253LE120G 120GB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 113 61 67 61 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 455 Write 307 Mixed 314 SusWrite 94.7 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 23.9 93% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 177 159% 237 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 85%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 364GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 100 100 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 99.2 Write 98.2 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 100 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI Hynix HMT425S6AFR6R-PB 6GB 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.4% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 13.3 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 11.6 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	35x
Core i3-2375MIntelBench 43%, 1,542 samples	3x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	34x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	3x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	1x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	1x
S3500 Series 120GBIntelBench 65%, 365 samples	1x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 19,285 samples	14x
SH564128FJ8NWRNSQR 1x4GBSmartBench 24%, 2,696 samples	4x
RMT3170EB68F9W1600 1x4GBRamaxelBench 27%, 4,598 samples	3x

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) $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