Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 88 1-Core 96.2 2-Core 185 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 349 47% 352 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 530 5,672 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 230A) 1GB CLim: 699 MHz, MLim: 396 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.33% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 6 Parallax 1.3 3% 3.77 fps	MRender 5.6 Gravity 4.3 Splatting 3.3 4% 4.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.33% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102HA SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 71 78 78 81 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 230 Write 81.3 Mixed 111 SusWrite 77.1 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 10.4 60% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 78.7 DQ Mixed 79.1 68% 104 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 120 122 121 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 120 Write 129 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 120 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2F4G64CB8HG5N-CG 6GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 16.5 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 46%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

RAM
M2F4G64CB8HB5N-CG 8GBNanyaBench 49%, 792 samples	58x
M378B5773DH0-CH9 4GBSamsungBench 45%, 800 samples	52x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 8GBSamsungBench 49%, 768 samples	27x

Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $287

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