Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.25% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2300 19,722 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 78.1 2-Core 155 62% 105 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 299 40% 296 Pts	64-Core 310 19% 310 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 405 1,861 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Sapphire(174B 3150) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.25% Terrible	Lighting 1.5 Reflection 1.1 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.03 fps	MRender 2.6 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.7 1% 1.6 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.25% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 31 55 39 18 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 67.8 Write 57.3 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 38.9 40% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 70%
Multi Flash Reader 8GB 2,367 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 7GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 13 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 18.7 Write 13.5 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 13.7 20% 15.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2 140% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5773CH0-CH9 M378B5773CH0-CH9 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	13x
GeForce 405NvidiaBench 1%, 1,861 samples	7x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	6x

SSD
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	4x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	3x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	2x

RAM
GU512303EP0202 GU512303EP0202 HU564403EP0200 8GBUnifosaBench 29%, 6 samples	4x
GU512303EP0202 2x2GBUnifosaBench 35%, 775 samples	3x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 42%, 3,379 samples	3x

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $89

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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