Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 1% 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 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.29% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 (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 i3 530-$45 16,724 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Memory 69 1-Core 71.5 2-Core 126 54% 88.9 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 180 24% 178 Pts	64-Core 179 11% 179 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 310 4,147 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Sapphire(174B 3100) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.29% Terrible	Lighting 1.7 Reflection 0.3 Parallax 0.6 1% 0.87 fps	MRender 2.1 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.5 1% 1.37 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.29% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 66 70 73 63 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 76.9 Write 89.4 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 67.5 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 62%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 28GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 31.1 Write 8.8 Mixed 14.4 SusWrite 8.6 18% 15.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.5 110% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 28%
Sony Storage Media 16GB 1,481 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 3GB free, PID 09c2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 23 22 23 22 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 21.2 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 21 27% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 34% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Toshiba ACR256X64D3U1333C9 ACR128X64D3U1333C9 ACR256X64D3U1333C9 ACR128X64D3U1333C9 6GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 1024, 2048, 1024 MB Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	29.5% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 12.9 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7.5 21% 7.2 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 42%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
GeForce 315NvidiaBench 2%, 2,008 samples	8x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	7x
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	6x

SSD
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TBBench 70%, 46,239 samples	3x
S3 1T00 1TBSandiskBench 95%, 12,396 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	2x

RAM
GU512303EP0202 2x2GBHitachiBench 30%, 135 samples	7x
JM1333KLU-2G 2x2GBTranscendBench 39%, 308 samples	4x
ACR256X64D3U1333C9 2x2GBToshibaBench 29%, 236 samples	4x

Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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