Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.96% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 530-$45 16,724 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Memory 70.5 1-Core 73.7 2-Core 107 52% 83.7 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 184 24% 184 Pts	64-Core 183 11% 183 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz) 20,588 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 0426) 1.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2622 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.96% Terrible	Lighting 0.97 Reflection 1.35 Parallax 0.91 1% 1.07 fps	MRender 1.57 Gravity 0.73 Splatting 2.17 1% 1.49 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.96% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 240GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02.03E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 99 97 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 91.1 Write 22.6 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 97.7 46% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 60%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 233GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 89 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 95.9 Write 96 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 88.8 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 55%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 233GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 90.1 Write 89.7 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 90.1 60% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT112U6TFR8C-H9 4x1GB 350 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 4 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 13 30% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 7.4 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
GeForce 310NvidiaBench 1%, 4,147 samples	47x
GeForce GT 220NvidiaBench 2%, 19,671 samples	31x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	22x

RAM
KP223C-ELD KP223C-ELD 4GBUnknownBench 38%, 82 samples	9x
EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 2x2GBElpidaBench 33%, 1,255 samples	7x
M378B5673FH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 35%, 3,211 samples	6x

Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $367

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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