Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2320-$165 38,345 User benchmarks, average bench 64% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 82.3 2-Core 130 62% 99.7 Pts	4-Core 321 8-Core 268 41% 294 Pts	64-Core 291 18% 291 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Zotac(19DA 7326) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.76% Terrible	Lighting 4.43 Reflection 4.35 Parallax 4.25 4% 4.34 fps	MRender 4.19 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.17 4% 4.75 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.76% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 693GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 167 167 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 101 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 167 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55 30,952 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 639GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 71 81 82 83 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 80.7 Write 79.7 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 79.1 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 54%
Mass Storage Device 8GB 2,579 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	7.89% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 14.5 Mixed 13 SusWrite 13.8 20% 14.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 62% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.89% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 8000 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 0, 0 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.8% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 11.8 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 12.1 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 49%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,023x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	716x

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) $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