Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 44.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	30.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

PC Performing as expected (54^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 M 520-$70 23,644 User benchmarks, average bench 40% None, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	44.7% Average	Memory 63.8 1-Core 62.8 2-Core 119 49% 81.8 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 149 20% 150 Pts	64-Core 146 9% 146 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz) 99,513 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Legend(17AA 215A) 3.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.63% Terrible	Lighting 0.67 Reflection 0.88 Parallax 0.66 0% 0.74 fps	MRender 1.05 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.3 1% 0.95 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.63% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 103 101 108 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 213 Write 112 Mixed 130 SusWrite 105 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 12.5 42% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 78.3 DQ Write 40.6 DQ Mixed 47.9 39% 55.6 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M471B5273CH0-CH9 802C 16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1 8GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1334, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	MC Read 7.4 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 9.6 22% 7.83 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 6.3 17% 6.1 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Jet ski

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5 M 520Intel $70Bench 40%, 23,644 samples	2x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	2x

SSD
320 Series 160GBIntel $149Bench 42%, 13,029 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273CH0-CH9 80CE M471B5673EH1-CF8 6GBUnknownBench 23%, 31 samples	1x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 1x4GBHynixBench 24%, 8,698 samples	1x

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $219

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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