Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.99% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3230M-$100 61,311 User benchmarks, average bench 49% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 83.9 1-Core 82 2-Core 147 63% 104 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 199 26% 196 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 0534) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5059 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.99% Terrible	Lighting 4.7 Reflection 5.35 Parallax 3.25 4% 4.43 fps	MRender 4.81 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 7.7 4% 4.91 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.99% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 442GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2AR20004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 28 20 30 21 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 12.3 Write 17.1 Mixed 7.3 SusWrite 24 11% 15.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 59%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 3,832 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 1GB free, PID 558a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 4.9 7.8 6.9 6.7 6.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 31 Write 11.5 Mixed 8.6 SusWrite 6.4 16% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.6 111% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KX830D-HYC Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 8GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.8 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 14.9 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	970x
NVS 5200MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,721 samples	158x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	9x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	31x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 18,159 samples	26x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	25x

Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16