Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.8% 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 as expected (59^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, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Memory 64.8 1-Core 73.7 2-Core 132 53% 90.2 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 181 25% 184 Pts	64-Core 186 12% 186 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 320 2,109 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Sapphire(174B 2150) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	3.77% Terrible	Lighting 4.83 Reflection 6.77 Parallax 1.94 4% 4.51 fps	MRender 6.19 Gravity 3.2 Splatting 3.57 3% 4.32 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.77% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$50 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 233 227 229 229 229 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.8% Above average	Read 240 Write 229 Mixed 228 SusWrite 226 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 25.7 88% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 185 144% 198 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 125%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 16.8 Write 5.8 Mixed 4.3 9% 8.97 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 Hitachi GU512303EP0202 M378B5673FH0-CH9 Hitachi GU512303EP0202 8GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	MC Read 9.8 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 13.6 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7.7 22% 7.53 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 30%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
GeForce GT 320NvidiaBench 3%, 2,109 samples	15x
GeForce 315NvidiaBench 2%, 2,008 samples	6x
Radeon HD 5570AMDBench 4%, 12,172 samples	6x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	6x
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	4x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x

RAM
GU512303EP0202 2x2GBUnknownBench 27%, 1,099 samples	5x
GU512303EP0202 GU502203EP0201 GU512303EP0202 GU502203EP0201 6GBHitachiBench 31%, 138 samples	4x
ACR256X64D3U1333C9 3x2GBToshibaBench 31%, 210 samples	3x

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $83

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