Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.05% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2300 19,722 User benchmarks, average bench 64% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 88.8 1-Core 65.4 2-Core 111 57% 88.5 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 157 22% 162 Pts	64-Core 155 10% 155 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Device(0000 0000) 2GB CLim: 750 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.05% Terrible	Lighting 2.47 Reflection 2.96 Parallax 1.94 2% 2.46 fps	MRender 3.24 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 2.43 2% 2.65 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.05% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 54 52 55 66 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 9 Write 20.1 Mixed 12.8 SusWrite 53.8 18% 23.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 21% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 55GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 56 64 68 67 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 111 Write 76.2 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 66.8 51% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 86% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 114%
ST500LM0 30-2E717D 500GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 302GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 23 24 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 22.6 Write 21.5 Mixed 12 SusWrite 23.5 27% 19.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB 17,809 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	49% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.6 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 12.3 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 13%

Tree trunk

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	1x

GPU
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	1x

SSD
120GB 120GBKingmaxBench 64%, 2,908 samples	1x

RAM
9905584-023.A00LF 9905584-015.A00LF 8GBKingstonBench 50%, 11 samples	1x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16