Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2520M-$34 45,308 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Memory 74.9 1-Core 61.6 2-Core 114 52% 83.5 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 160 22% 160 Pts	64-Core 159 10% 159 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) 110,588 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 13C7) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.78% Terrible	Lighting 2 Reflection 2.3 Parallax 1.5 2% 1.93 fps	MRender 2.7 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 2.5 2% 2.53 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.78% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKJ4.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 425 376 425 410 405 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 369 Write 387 Mixed 351 SusWrite 410 86% 379 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 24.4 86% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 191 169% 249 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 100%
Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB-$40 17,642 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 216GB free Firmware: ES2OA60W SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 92 92 93 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 92.1 Write 92.3 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 92.2 59% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Kingston 99U5428-046.A00LF 8GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	46.8% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 15.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 14.9 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 90.6 44% 90.6 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 49%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Pentium B960IntelBench 44%, 13,355 samples	62x
Core i3-2350MIntelBench 47%, 24,896 samples	59x
Core i3-2310MIntel $80Bench 46%, 25,542 samples	35x

GPU
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples	160x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	145x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	20x

RAM
EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F 1x4GBElpidaBench 25%, 6,552 samples	40x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	33x
HMT325S6CFR8C-H9 1x2GBHynixBench 21%, 1,324 samples	12x

Value: 18% - Very poor

Total price: $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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