Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2520M-$34 45,308 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 24.1 2-Core 114 48% 75.6 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 183 25% 185 Pts	64-Core 199 12% 199 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS723232A7A364 320GB 11,127 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 212GB free (System drive) Firmware: EC2ZB70W SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 84 86 89 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 99.2 Write 95.5 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 87.1 61% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 58%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 1,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 62GB free, PID a0a4 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 27.3 Write 22.5 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 22.7 32% 24 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 64% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMT3020EC58E9F1333 2x4GB 946 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.4 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 4.9 SC Mixed 4.8 17% 6 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 51%

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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16