Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.5% 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 (55^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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Memory 73.2 1-Core 64 2-Core 74 47% 70.4 Pts	4-Core 175 8-Core 181 24% 178 Pts	64-Core 177 11% 177 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720M 4,823 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Legend(17AA 3910) 1GB Driver: Ver. 9.18.13.2723 Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	3.72% Terrible	Lighting 4.9 Reflection 4.8 Parallax 5.2 4% 4.97 fps	MRender 4.4 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.72% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apple SM128E 121GB 294 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM09A1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 188 185 188 193 188 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 372 Write 190 Mixed 222 SusWrite 187 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 29.1 4K Mixed 16.9 58% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 68.1 DQ Mixed 121 100% 148 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RMT3020EC58E9F1333 Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 8GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	49.2% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16.7 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 14.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 94.3 42% 94.3 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	61x
Core i3-3110MIntel $70Bench 48%, 34,445 samples	58x
Pentium 2020MIntelBench 47%, 9,778 samples	53x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	162x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	78x
GeForce GT 720MNvidiaBench 4%, 4,823 samples	29x

RAM
RMT3170EB68F9W1600 1x4GBRamaxelBench 27%, 4,598 samples	24x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 38,580 samples	19x
RMT3170EB68F9W1600 2x4GBRamaxelBench 50%, 5,069 samples	17x

Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $128

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16