Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.89% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2120-$75 77,810 User benchmarks, average bench 51% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 76.2 2-Core 137 61% 99 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 217 29% 216 Pts	64-Core 213 13% 213 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 25,436 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Gigabyte(1458 34FE) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.89% Terrible	Lighting 9.2 Reflection 12.7 Parallax 8.9 8% 10.3 fps	MRender 13.1 Gravity 10.3 Splatting 9.1 9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.89% Great: 8%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 47 55 52 59 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 83.3 Write 80 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 54 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-PB Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-PB 12GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.2% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.9 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 0%

Incomplete

Desktop 0%

Incomplete

Workstation 0%

Incomplete

CPU
Core i3-2120Intel $75Bench 51%, 77,810 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce GTS 450NvidiaBench 7%, 25,436 samples	2x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-PB Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-PB 12GBSamsungBench 49%, 1 sample	1x
99U5403-034.A00LF Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-PB 14GBKingstonBench 42%, 1 sample	1x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $75

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16