Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	32.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$150 77,810 User benchmarks, average bench 51% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63% Good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 85.9 2-Core 147 67% 108 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 212 28% 207 Pts	64-Core 211 13% 211 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(105B 0D93) 1.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.64% Terrible	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 1.4 Parallax 1.1 0% 1 fps	MRender 1.7 Gravity 0.4 Splatting 1.8 1% 1.3 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.64% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Maxtor Z1 SSD 240GB 1,683 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: STKSF010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 137 140 147 185 142 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.6% Below average	Read 155 Write 91.5 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 155 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 23.6 4K Mixed 13.1 53% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 13.6 DQ Write 21 DQ Mixed 16.7 13% 17.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 86%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 290GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 82 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 69 Write 73.3 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 80.3 50% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix DMT325U6BFR8C-H9 2x2GB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	47.2% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 14.8 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 13.6 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i3-2120Intel $150Bench 51%, 77,810 samples	1x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1x

SSD
Z1 SSD 240GBMaxtorBench 70%, 1,683 samples	1x

RAM
DMT325U6BFR8C-H9 2x2GBHynixBench 44%, 106 samples	1x

Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $150

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16