Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2520M-$34 45,308 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	47.6% Average	Memory 64.5 1-Core 60.2 2-Core 103 47% 75.9 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 182 24% 181 Pts	64-Core 181 11% 181 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) 110,588 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Legend(17AA 21DB) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.84% Terrible	Lighting 2 Reflection 2 Parallax 1.6 2% 1.87 fps	MRender 2.7 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2.8 2% 2.73 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.84% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force 240GB 240GB 333 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0111A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 385 406 377 373 390 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 383 Write 338 Mixed 308 SusWrite 381 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 18.5 86% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 46.9 89% 174 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB 15,815 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.3% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 12.4 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 10 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples	2x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	2x

SSD
240GB 240GBT-forceBench 78%, 333 samples	2x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	2x

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $34

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