Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3240 37,789 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3240 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 93.7 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 166 71% 117 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 224 30% 226 Pts	64-Core 231 14% 231 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Nvidia(10DE 0867) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.12% Terrible	Lighting 1.17 Reflection 2.23 Parallax 0.44 1% 1.28 fps	MRender 2.95 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.87 1% 1.77 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.12% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Wd1602abys-23b7a0 39M4507 42C0462IBM 160GB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 77GB free Firmware: 02.03B04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 47 39 59 54 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 95 Write 80.3 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 48.9 52% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 138GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 120 124 124 125 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 108 Write 74.8 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 123 68% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 112%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 1TB 1,238 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 431GB free, PID 5071 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 26.5 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 28.9 37% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF Samsung M378B5773SB0-CK0 6GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	44.3% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 12.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 59%

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

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	77x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	19x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	12x

Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $117

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