Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 50.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.65% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Memory 80.5 1-Core 46.1 2-Core 80.8 46% 69.1 Pts	4-Core 115 8-Core 128 16% 122 Pts	64-Core 124 8% 124 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 50.1% 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 21CE) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.65% Terrible	Lighting 1.73 Reflection 3.35 Parallax 1.59 1% 2.22 fps	MRender 3.14 Gravity 1.3 Splatting 3.13 2% 2.52 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.65% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD050V 500GB 5,167 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 229GB free (System drive) Firmware: AX0C1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 45 41 41 51 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 66 Write 67.7 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 47.8 36% 50.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 56% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 62%
Generic External 250GB 627 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 94GB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 23 25 25 24 24 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 23.5 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 24.1 32% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 8GB 137 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.1% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 14.1 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 11.2 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

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