Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 95.8 2-Core 182 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 354 48% 355 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520 16,336 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 83A0) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.54 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.9% Terrible	Lighting 2.37 Reflection 1.46 Parallax 1.84 2% 1.89 fps	MRender 2.62 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 1.96 2% 2.29 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.9% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 164 144 144 141 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 464 Write 444 Mixed 362 SusWrite 178 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 39.6 125% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 366 276% 368 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149 6,960 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 117GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 77 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 72.9 Write 50.4 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 76.1 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 859B CT51264BA1339.M16F 04CB 859B CT51264BA1339.M16F 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.3% Above average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 16.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,040x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	821x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples	455x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	424x

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $325

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