Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.18% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 85 1-Core 81.8 2-Core 120 60% 95.8 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 193 26% 195 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) 110,588 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 0492) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	2.18% Terrible	Lighting 2.4 Reflection 3.69 Parallax 1.62 2% 2.57 fps	MRender 3.24 Gravity 1.33 Splatting 4.52 3% 3.03 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.18% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba MK5061GSY 500GB-$57 2,523 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: MC000D SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 31 36 29 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 49.5 Write 50 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 30.1 29% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 075D GR1600S364L11S/4G 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 15.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.8 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 47%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	477x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	16x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,983 samples	25x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	21x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 1x4GBHynixBench 24%, 8,698 samples	20x

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $62

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16