Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3210M-$52 79,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	50.2% Above average	Memory 65.9 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 119 51% 85.2 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 199 27% 200 Pts	64-Core 202 12% 202 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Legend(17AA 21FA) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4425 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.19% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 2.8 3% 2.83 fps	MRender 4.5 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.83 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.19% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$50 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 365GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 387 398 380 377 269 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 320 Write 345 Mixed 370 SusWrite 360 79% 349 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 29.7 109% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 156 173% 292 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BF160B.C16F 2x4GB 4,853 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 18 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 14.3 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	7x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	7x

RAM
CT51264BF160B.C16F 2x4GBCrucialBench 38%, 4,853 samples	2x
9905428-095.D00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 636 samples	1x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 18,713 samples	1x

Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $142

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16