Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3230M-$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 (100^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 78.3 2-Core 112 60% 92.9 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 202 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 203 13% 203 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.5% 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% Sanyo(144D C0E4) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.52% Terrible	Lighting 3.87 Reflection 5.38 Parallax 3.06 3% 4.1 fps	MRender 4.48 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 7.74 4% 4.83 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.52% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
V Series SSD 120GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2008XKR SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 382 384 164 33 35 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 471 Write 367 Mixed 364 SusWrite 226 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 57.1 4K Mixed 23.1 96% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 40.9 88% 177 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 73%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 453GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 104 104 104 105 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 99.1 Write 71.9 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 102 61% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 59%
Jmicron Tech 500GB 1,136 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 312GB free Firmware: 0509 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 33.4 Write 28.9 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 30.1 21% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 2x4GB 26,681 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.5 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 16.6 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	21x
NVS 5200MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,721 samples	3x

SSD
400S 120GBVivaBench 51%, 6 samples	2x
SSD 240GBBench 75%, 38,401 samples	1x
LMT-128M3M 128GBLiteonitBench 64%, 542 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273EB0-CK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 28%, 3,287 samples	2x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 8,570 samples	2x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 28%, 8,533 samples	1x

Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $52

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