Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 49.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.97% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3230M-$100 61,311 User benchmarks, average bench 49% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Memory 63.3 1-Core 65.4 2-Core 118 49% 82.3 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 204 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Legend(17AA 21FA) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.97% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 2.7 3% 2.73 fps	MRender 2.4 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.13 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.97% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST320LM010-1KJ15C 320GB 950 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0002YXM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 57 52 60 57 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 74.7 Write 91 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 56 53% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 8GB 1,364 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	48.9% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 12.5 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 118 34% 118 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

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