Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 55.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (67^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% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Memory 78.4 1-Core 78.5 2-Core 132 59% 96.2 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 191 26% 191 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 5200M 1,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Legend(17AA 2200) 1GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9125 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.21% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 5.8 Parallax 0.8 3% 3.47 fps	MRender 4.3 Gravity 4.5 Splatting 3.9 3% 4.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.21% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKJ4.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 440 396 410 454 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 383 Write 381 Mixed 344 SusWrite 427 87% 384 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 47.5 4K Mixed 27.5 95% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 192 171% 253 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 474GB free Firmware: 1003YAM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 77 76 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 68.7 Write 67 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 76.8 47% 64 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2GBDNAUCDBA 6GB 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 12 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 12 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 83.5 48% 83.5 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	13x
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	11x
NVS 5200MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,721 samples	3x

SSD
Solid State Disk 512GBSpccBench 71%, 30,264 samples	2x
LMT-256M6M mSATA 256GBLiteonitBench 73%, 4,013 samples	1x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 38,580 samples	2x
HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 3,305 samples	1x
99U5428-063.A00LF 1x8GBKingstonBench 27%, 879 samples	1x

Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $100

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16