Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 195 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 366 50% 370 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 86CB) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.89% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 6.4 Parallax 5.1 4% 5.37 fps	MRender 6.5 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
3 48 0GB SSD 28 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: S123 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 125 131 130 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 331 Write 218 Mixed 248 SusWrite 125 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 47.2 4K Mixed 21.7 90% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 43.8 54% 95.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS721050DLE630 500GB 10,673 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 253GB free Firmware: MS1O SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 125 130 136 131 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 139 Write 117 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 131 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2F4G64CB8HG4N-CG 2x4GB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.7 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.5 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	1x

SSD
480GB SSD 480GB3Bench 71%, 3,645 samples	1x

RAM
16JTF1G64AZ-1G4D1 2x8GBMicronBench 49%, 79 samples	1x

Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $194

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