Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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 (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3240 37,789 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3240 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 91.6 2-Core 143 66% 107 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 177 28% 201 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 051D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1256 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.1.1 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.2% Average	Lighting 56.8 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 70.1 46% 63.4 fps	MRender 64.1 Gravity 52.9 Splatting 53.2 46% 56.7 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung HE322HJ 320GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 165GB free Firmware: 1AC01111 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 97 98 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 97 Write 98 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 96.9 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 65%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 842GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 113 83 106 125 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 24.5 Write 36.3 Mixed 18 SusWrite 108 34% 46.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 79% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD34G133381 2x4GB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	46.4% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 13.7 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	452x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	219x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	145x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $287

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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