Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2430M-$53 41,461 User benchmarks, average bench 50% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	57% Above average	Memory 86.1 1-Core 74 2-Core 74.5 54% 78.2 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 138 21% 153 Pts	64-Core 177 11% 177 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 59%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce GT 525M 9,032 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 04B6) 1GB CLim: 600 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 369.09 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	2.89% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 5.3 Parallax 1.1 3% 3.27 fps	MRender 5.2 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 2.8 3% 3.97 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.89% Great: 3%
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) 209,058 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 04B6) 2GB Driver: Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.66% Terrible	Lighting 1.8 Reflection 5.3 Parallax 1.5 2% 2.87 fps	MRender 2.6 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 2.5 2% 2.5 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.66% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 132 51 51 51 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 412 Write 296 Mixed 318 SusWrite 124 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 29.8 98% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 247 208% 303 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 126%
SSD 128G B 128GB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 119GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 34 33 32 31 34 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	12.1% Very poor	Read 33 Write 31.2 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 33.2 7% 32.6 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 5.8 26% 8.17 MB/s	DQ Read 20.2 DQ Write 20.5 DQ Mixed 16.4 13% 19 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5428-040.A01LF 0194 SH564128FH8NZPHSCG 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.2% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15.4 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 14.7 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 48%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	437x
GeForce GT 540MNvidiaBench 3%, 15,328 samples	131x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	103x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	84x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	41x
SH564128FH8NZPHSCG 2x4GBSmartBench 43%, 552 samples	35x

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

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