Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2450M-$225 51,836 User benchmarks, average bench 49% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 84.5 1-Core 62.8 2-Core 132 57% 93.2 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 193 26% 193 Pts	64-Core 172 11% 172 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) 110,588 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 2114) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	2.26% Terrible	Lighting 2.47 Reflection 3.58 Parallax 1.62 2% 2.56 fps	MRender 2.62 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 4.57 3% 3.17 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.26% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 256GB SSD 256GB 12,615 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: V4.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 393 399 378 385 381 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 426 Write 381 Mixed 322 SusWrite 388 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 16.4 76% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 34.3 74% 149 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 240%
WD Elements 1042 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 342GB free, PID 6031 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 27 27 27 18 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 21.2 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 25.4 33% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 118% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-H9 HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 6GB 426 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	47.8% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 47%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	61x
GeForce GT 630MNvidiaBench 3%, 7,774 samples	44x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	13x

RAM
HMT325S6CFR8C-H9 HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 6GBHynixBench 38%, 426 samples	26x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 43%, 6,386 samples	14x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 HMT325S6CFR8C-H9 6GBHynixBench 40%, 239 samples	6x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $200

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16