Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.22% 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.

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2120-$170 77,810 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 85.1 2-Core 150 67% 109 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 219 28% 212 Pts	64-Core 205 13% 205 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520 16,336 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(1B0A 90AA) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 448 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.73 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	2.22% Terrible	Lighting 2.67 Reflection 3.04 Parallax 1.41 2% 2.37 fps	MRender 3.38 Gravity 2.43 Splatting 2.74 2% 2.85 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.22% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDS721010CLA632 1TB-$109 12,285 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 42 29 47 50 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 85.7 Write 84 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 44.4 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 32GB free Firmware: SD25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 56 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 43.7 Write 12 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 56.3 26% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GB 3,798 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 8.5 26% 8.97 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 8.5 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 30%

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 i3-2120Intel $170Bench 51%, 77,810 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce GT 520NvidiaBench 2%, 16,336 samples	1x
GTX 580Nvidia $450Bench 23%, 15,395 samples	1x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351U6EFR8C-PB HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 8GBHynixBench 46%, 42 samples	1x
PJ16TFK512M8 Kingston 99U5474-026.A00LF 12GBUnknownBench 28%, 1 sample	1x

Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $207

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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