Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 53.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.8% 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.

PC Performing above expectations (60^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% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Memory 71.4 1-Core 86.9 2-Core 152 61% 103 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 210 28% 210 Pts	64-Core 210 13% 210 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 5003) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.2% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 5.2 Parallax 2.7 3% 3.93 fps	MRender 4.7 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.9 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.2% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A 250GB 4,642 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 209 208 207 204 200 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 466 Write 443 Mixed 360 SusWrite 212 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 29.9 101% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 282 231% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB HMT351S6EFR8C-PB 8GB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17.9 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 98.2 41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 58%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	186x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	31x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	26x

RAM
1x4GBSHARETRONICBench 29%, 887 samples	15x
RMT3160ED58E9W1600 1x4GBRamaxelBench 28%, 4,855 samples	12x
M471B5173BH0-CK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 26%, 3,473 samples	10x

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $98

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