Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2300 19,722 User benchmarks, average bench 64% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 77.4 2-Core 152 64% 106 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 259 35% 262 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Zotac(19DA 1281) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Lighting 21.7 Reflection 26.5 Parallax 30.3 18% 26.2 fps	MRender 32.9 Gravity 28.1 Splatting 24.7 23% 28.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNS Series mSATA PCI-E 128GB 614 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: TA5ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 119 126 139 125 133 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49% Average	Read 180 Write 181 Mixed 175 SusWrite 128 37% 166 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 30.4 101% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 30 DQ Write 76.9 DQ Mixed 38.6 34% 48.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 89%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 224GB free Firmware: AM0P1D SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 93 100 101 101 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 80.2 Write 79.5 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 96.6 52% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ACR256X64D3U1333C9 6GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 13 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 12.4 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i3-2100Intel $49Bench 51%, 63,701 samples	1x
Core i5-2300IntelBench 64%, 19,722 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	1x
GTX 1630NvidiaBench 27%, 933 samples	1x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1x
THNSNS Series mSATA PCI-E 128GB ToshibaBench 67%, 614 samples	1x

RAM
ACR256X64D3U1333C9 6GBKingstonBench 38%, 13 samples	1x
M378B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 50%, 388 samples	1x

Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $295

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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