Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.05% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2300 19,722 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 78.4 2-Core 144 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 274 38% 283 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 844D) 2.2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.05% Terrible	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 1.46 Parallax 0.97 1% 1.18 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 0.8 Splatting 2.04 1% 1.58 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.05% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 78 104 99 90 94 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 112 Write 107 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 88.8 65% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 12GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	47% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 13.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 13.4 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 76.1 52% 76.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ 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 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	65x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	54x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	33x

RAM
ST51264BA1339.16FM 2x4GBCrucialBench 49%, 1,344 samples	28x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	18x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	13x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $87

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