Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 99.6 2-Core 197 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 362 49% 368 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz) 146,665 User benchmarks, average bench 1% HP(103C 339A) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4425 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.72% Terrible	Lighting 1.77 Reflection 1.81 Parallax 1.38 1% 1.65 fps	MRender 3.43 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 3.52 2% 2.68 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.72% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OSSD512GBQSS2 512GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 456GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0918A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 424 421 421 419 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 488 Write 404 Mixed 370 SusWrite 419 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 23.5 111% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 40.1 85% 166 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 91%
Generic Storage Device 8GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 5GB free, PID 1336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 15 15 16 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 18.9 Write 15.2 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 14.9 20% 15.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.6 122% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 8GB 273 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.8% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 9.2 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 10.7 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	8x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	3x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	3x

RAM
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	3x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 M378B5773DH0-CH9 M378B5773DH0-CH9 M378B5773DH0-CH9 8GBSamsungBench 49%, 85 samples	2x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBCorsairBench 57%, 192 samples	2x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $87

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