Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 55.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.9% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2430M-$53 41,461 User benchmarks, average bench 50% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	55.8% Above average	Memory 81.4 1-Core 75.8 2-Core 126 59% 94.4 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 165 23% 172 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 167F) 1.8GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	1.9% Terrible	Lighting 2.8 Reflection 4.3 Parallax 2.4 2% 3.17 fps	MRender 2.6 Gravity 1.9 Splatting 0.3 1% 1.6 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.9% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 324GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2AR20003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 47 35 41 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 27 Write 41.3 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 37.1 23% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.1 32% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x4GB 154,807 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.23 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 7.8 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	73x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	29x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples	1x

Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $263

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