Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28.6% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3240 37,789 User benchmarks, average bench 55% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 94.4 1-Core 93.7 2-Core 168 72% 119 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 229 31% 230 Pts	64-Core 231 14% 231 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT 20,826 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Nvidia(10DE 058F) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.96 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	4.72% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 8.35 Parallax 1.84 5% 5.3 fps	MRender 8.48 Gravity 3.87 Splatting 5.78 5% 6.04 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.72% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X04c12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 28 37 27 13 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 303 Write 38.2 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 25.6 24% 110 MB/s	4K Read 8.3 4K Write 28.5 4K Mixed 10.4 41% 15.7 MB/s	DQ Read 80.1 DQ Write 29 DQ Mixed 69.1 47% 59.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 177 179 180 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 135 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 178 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 32GB-$8 9,864 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 14 13 11 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 39 Write 27.8 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 20 38% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 3.8 274% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-034.A00LF 2x4GB 1,322 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 18.8 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 17.4 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	18x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	16x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	12x

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $431

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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