Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3230M-$100 61,311 User benchmarks, average bench 49% N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	50.9% Above average	Memory 72.4 1-Core 49.8 2-Core 82.7 45% 68.3 Pts	4-Core 172 8-Core 172 23% 172 Pts	64-Core 173 11% 173 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640M 3,728 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Sony(104D 909A) 1GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1917 Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	4.4% Terrible	Lighting 4.9 Reflection 6.7 Parallax 5.6 4% 5.73 fps	MRender 6.9 Gravity 6.6 Splatting 5.8 5% 6.43 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.4% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 128GB 1,050 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 159 158 157 162 150 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 684 Write 310 Mixed 298 SusWrite 166 80% 364 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 18.4 83% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 146 115% 163 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	46.6% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 15.6 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 13.4 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	4x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	2x
GeForce GT 640MNvidiaBench 5%, 3,728 samples	2x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 128GBIntelBench 71%, 1,050 samples	4x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	2x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	2x

Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $100

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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