Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 (56^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% N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	53% Above average	Memory 69.9 1-Core 88.8 2-Core 158 61% 105 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 210 28% 210 Pts	64-Core 210 13% 210 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7500M 12,745 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Sony(104D 90AC) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	4.12% Terrible	Lighting 5.3 Reflection 5.8 Parallax 4.4 4% 5.17 fps	MRender 5.2 Gravity 4 Splatting 4.5 4% 4.57 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.12% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$140 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 159 168 167 161 163 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 322 Write 201 Mixed 244 SusWrite 164 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 26.2 90% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 221 170% 235 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-YK0 M471B5673EH1-CF8 6GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1600, 1066 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 11.5 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 12.8 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	5x

GPU
Radeon HD 7500MAMDBench 4%, 12,745 samples	4x
Radeon HD 7650MAMDBench 4%, 531 samples	1x

SSD
Burst Elite 240GBPatriotBench 68%, 2,182 samples	1x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	1x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 28%, 749 samples	2x
F3-1600C11-4GRSL Samsung M471B5273DH0-YK0 8GBUnknownBench 57%, 1 sample	1x
M471B5273DH0-YK0 HMT351S6CFR8A-PB 8GBSamsungBench 55%, 2 samples	1x

Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $100

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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