Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 53.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.8% 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.

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Memory 70.2 1-Core 85.9 2-Core 134 58% 96.8 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 206 28% 209 Pts	64-Core 209 13% 209 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 58%

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 21F6) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.13% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 2.7 3% 2.77 fps	MRender 4.5 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.83 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.13% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 195 112 178 157 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 464 Write 300 Mixed 221 SusWrite 169 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 43.6 4K Mixed 29.5 98% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 392 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 170 175% 287 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 17.7 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 55%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1x

SSD
WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GBWDCBench 87%, 12,305 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CK0 M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBSamsungBench 43%, 116 samples	1x

Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $100

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