Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2350M 24,896 User benchmarks, average bench 47% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	53.3% Above average	Memory 84.1 1-Core 59.7 2-Core 89.1 52% 77.6 Pts	4-Core 132 8-Core 142 18% 137 Pts	64-Core 130 8% 130 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) 209,058 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 0534) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.56% Terrible	Lighting 1.73 Reflection 2.54 Parallax 1.16 1% 1.81 fps	MRender 2.43 Gravity 0.9 Splatting 3.13 2% 2.15 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.56% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 92 93 89 94 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 272 Write 123 Mixed 150 SusWrite 92.7 35% 159 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 24.6 78% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 94.4 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 88.1 72% 101 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 73%
WD Black 2.5" 250GB (2010)-$55 8,525 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 10GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 93 93 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 86.8 Write 85.5 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 91 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 52%
External Disk 0 640GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 596GB free Firmware: 1.1576 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 125 127 127 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 98.8 Write 90 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 126 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.8 110% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GB 6,386 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.4% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 13.1 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 12.4 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	972x
NVS 5200MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,721 samples	159x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	9x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	31x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 18,159 samples	26x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	25x

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16