Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3330S 4,454 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Memory 86 1-Core 88.3 2-Core 165 67% 113 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 310 42% 311 Pts	64-Core 307 19% 307 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 71%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.AHG SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 56 61 60 59 60 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 67.1 Write 65.2 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 56.2 42% 57 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 44%
Seagate ST250DM001 HD253GJ 250GB 492 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 178GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 124 125 125 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 116 Write 129 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 124 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 1x4GB 1,892 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.3% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 6.8 21% 7.33 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 7 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 33%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	116x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	80x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	54x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $155

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16