Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2430M-$53 41,461 User benchmarks, average bench 50% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Memory 74.5 1-Core 78 2-Core 120 56% 90.9 Pts	4-Core 172 8-Core 188 24% 180 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520MX 1,577 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 1762) 1GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8873 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	2.33% Terrible	Lighting 2.73 Reflection 3.27 Parallax 1.22 2% 2.41 fps	MRender 3.76 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2.96 2% 3.14 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.33% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4004RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 97 120 127 136 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 402 Write 348 Mixed 281 SusWrite 139 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 23.6 4K Mixed 12 39% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 19.6 DQ Mixed 32.4 32% 55.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2S4G64CB8HG5N-CG 2x4GB 1,309 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	49.5% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 15.5 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.5% 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 48%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	195x
GeForce GT 520MXNvidiaBench 2%, 1,577 samples	71x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples	11x

RAM
EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F 1x4GBElpidaBench 25%, 6,552 samples	37x
SSA302G08-GDJEC 1x4GBAsintBench 27%, 631 samples	19x
HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 Kingston 99U5469-046.A00LF 6GBHynixBench 37%, 83 samples	13x

Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $104

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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16