Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3230M-$100 61,311 User benchmarks, average bench 49% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Memory 68.7 1-Core 76.5 2-Core 140 56% 95.2 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 189 27% 198 Pts	64-Core 203 13% 203 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Legend(17AA 21F3) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.67% Terrible	Lighting 4.07 Reflection 5.35 Parallax 2.78 3% 4.06 fps	MRender 5.1 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 7.7 4% 5.01 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.67% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Galax GXTA1C0240A 240GB 380 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 120 90 91 91 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 410 Write 379 Mixed 227 SusWrite 123 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 15.1 45% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 175 170% 268 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB HMT451S6MFR8C-PB 8GB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 17.4 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 55%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	7x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	1x

SSD
BX500 480GBCrucial $38Bench 63%, 83,298 samples	3x
SSDSC2BF180A5L 180GBIntelBench 65%, 1,596 samples	1x
850 EVO mSATA 500GBSamsungBench 100%, 3,936 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 16GBHynixBench 50%, 906 samples	3x
M471B5273CH0-CK0 M471B5273DH0-CK0 8GBSamsungBench 51%, 283 samples	1x
99U5469-045.A00LF Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 8GBKingstonBench 45%, 641 samples	1x

Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $237

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16