Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.05% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225 26,848 User benchmarks, average bench 47% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	49.9% Average	Memory 72.6 1-Core 63.7 2-Core 97.8 50% 78 Pts	4-Core 159 8-Core 163 21% 161 Pts	64-Core 163 10% 163 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1587) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5161 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.05% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 6.7 Parallax 2.6 3% 4.33 fps	MRender 4.5 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.5 3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.05% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
P3-256 256GB 2,367 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0929A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 152 185 140 123 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 450 Write 388 Mixed 348 SusWrite 182 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 0.6 64% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 37.1 66% 125 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 98%
Kingston SMSM150S324G 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 22GB free Firmware: S8FM03.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 8.9 30 40 20 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 8GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	50.3% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.9 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 14 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 95.4 42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 55%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	72x
GeForce GT 635MNvidiaBench 3%, 3,113 samples	6x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	12x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	9x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Asint SSZ302G08-GGNHC 6GBHynixBench 44%, 204 samples	8x

Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $277

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