Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 2% 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 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 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.12% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Memory 84.2 1-Core 65.9 2-Core 106 55% 85.4 Pts	4-Core 134 8-Core 149 18% 141 Pts	64-Core 137 8% 137 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8600/8700M 1,000 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Sanyo(144D C706) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 25.20.15025.1002 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.12% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 8.4 Parallax 12.6 0% 7.03 fps	MRender 7.6 Gravity 8.1 Splatting 6.8 6% 7.5 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 2.12% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: GR2OA3N0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 59 46 41 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 77 Mixed 30 SusWrite 56.2 42% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 58%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 28 27 27 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 24.5 Write 19.8 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 27.2 18% 24 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.1 74% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273EB0-CK0 M471B5773EB0-CK0 6GB 624 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 14.4 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 14 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.9% 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 50%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	153x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	6x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	4x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	5x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	3x

RAM
M471B5273EB0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 51%, 5,979 samples	15x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 47%, 26,681 samples	12x
M471B5173BH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 47%, 2,461 samples	10x

Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $128

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