Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.63% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3230M-$100 61,311 User benchmarks, average bench 49% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 87.1 2-Core 167 67% 113 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 206 28% 208 Pts	64-Core 210 13% 210 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Legend(17AA 21F7) 1.5GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2696 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.63% Terrible	Lighting 4.13 Reflection 4.42 Parallax 2.78 3% 3.78 fps	MRender 4.38 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 7.52 4% 4.71 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.63% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545032A7E380 320GB 4,858 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: GGBZ SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 69 54 56 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 71.8 Write 70.9 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 60 42% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8C-PB 1x4GB 3,567 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 10 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 10.7 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 33%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

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