Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	44.8% 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 (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3240 37,789 User benchmarks, average bench 55% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 77.3 1-Core 93.4 2-Core 161 65% 111 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 233 32% 235 Pts	64-Core 223 14% 223 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 420 9,903 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 8450) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 275 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	2.12% Terrible	Lighting 2.67 Reflection 2.58 Parallax 1.72 2% 2.32 fps	MRender 3 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 2.39 2% 2.5 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.12% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 240GB 10,970 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: H190117D SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 206 191 83 202 204 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.8% Average	Read 199 Write 81.9 Mixed 192 SusWrite 182 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 27.7 4K Mixed 20.8 78% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 25 DQ Write 52.9 DQ Mixed 31.2 26% 36.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 95%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 13GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 5.8 7.6 7.8 7.4 7.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	9.5% Terrible	Read 32.1 Write 6 Mixed 16.2 SusWrite 7.4 17% 15.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 2.1 111% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.5% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Atermiter Kingston 99U5474-038.A00LF 8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.5% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 15.9 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 85.8 47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 47%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	102x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	60x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	53x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	35x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	26x
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	17x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	14x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	13x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $87

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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