Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	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. 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

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 i5-2520M-$34 45,308 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 84.1 1-Core 79.5 2-Core 138 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 196 26% 197 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 21D1) 2GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	2.21% Terrible	Lighting 2.43 Reflection 2.85 Parallax 1.62 2% 2.3 fps	MRender 3.33 Gravity 1.33 Splatting 4.52 3% 3.06 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.21% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$140 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: LF1i SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 145 139 163 166 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 306 Write 190 Mixed 227 SusWrite 145 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 24.1 81% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 212 166% 232 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 88%
Seagate ST9320423AS 320GB-$40 13,598 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 283GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 77 83 84 86 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 84.5 Write 78.7 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 82.7 54% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GB 22,647 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 17.5 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 15.7 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 58%

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

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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