Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Tree trunk	Desktop 42% Speed boat	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.93% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium 997 372 User benchmarks, average bench 42% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Memory 80.4 1-Core 41.2 2-Core 80.9 45% 67.5 Pts	4-Core 77.6 8-Core 80.6 10% 79.1 Pts	64-Core 79.5 5% 79.5 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz) 45,735 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(1B50 571C) 1.5GB Driver: igdumd32.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	0.93% Terrible	Lighting 1 Reflection 1.27 Parallax 0.88 1% 1.05 fps	MRender 1.57 Gravity 0.7 Splatting 1.83 1% 1.37 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.93% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$31 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 220GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0002LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 41 59 77 84 67 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 88.2 Write 79.8 Mixed 42.6 SusWrite 65 50% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 99% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 1x4GB 13,596 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	28% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 8.5 26% 8.93 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 8.9 25% 8.63 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 29%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1x

SSD
750 EVO 120GBSamsung $35Bench 93%, 20,420 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273EB0-CK0 0443 RMT3170EB68F9W1600 8GBSamsungBench 43%, 3 samples	1x

Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $135

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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