Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 88.2 2-Core 176 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 318 44% 323 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30% Poor	Lighting 37.7 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 35.8 31% 34.1 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 36 Splatting 32.3 28% 35.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
ST31000520AS 250GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 147GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 74 73 76 73 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 55.5 Write 53 Mixed 36 SusWrite 73.5 12% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 2% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 120% Great: 122%
Hitachi HDT721032SLA380 320GB 4,331 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: ST2OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 28 35 37 42 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 61.5 Write 37.7 Mixed 32 SusWrite 35.2 31% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 83% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 58%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 592GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 56 51 46 53 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 54 Write 57.2 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 51.5 36% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GB 7,511 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	49.5% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.5 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 14.4 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 53%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	245x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	116x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	103x

Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $108

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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