Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2430M-$53 41,461 User benchmarks, average bench 50% CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	50.7% Above average	Memory 77.6 1-Core 41.9 2-Core 78.3 44% 65.9 Pts	4-Core 136 8-Core 165 19% 150 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Acer(1025 0574) 2GB Driver: Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	2.01% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 4.62 Parallax 1.47 2% 2.76 fps	MRender 3.19 Gravity 1.23 Splatting 4.09 2% 2.84 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.01% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 436 Write 405 Mixed 290 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 32.7 4K Mixed 22.2 74% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 166 166% 266 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JSF51264HZ-1G4D1 Adata 8GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	45.7% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.9 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 11.7 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 85 47% 85 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	16x
GeForce GT 630MNvidiaBench 3%, 7,774 samples	9x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	6x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
Burst 240GBPatriotBench 73%, 26,886 samples	4x
120GB 120GBKingmaxBench 64%, 2,908 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	6x
ACR512X64D3S13C9G 1x4GBKingstonBench 23%, 1,571 samples	3x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 13,596 samples	2x

Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $253

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16