Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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.

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2120-$170 77,810 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 81.1 1-Core 86.7 2-Core 141 63% 103 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 216 27% 205 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 61%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 156 141 158 165 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 132 Write 147 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 150 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 70% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 88%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 330GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 90 94 93 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 126 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 89.7 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 70%
Hitachi HTS543225A7A384 250GB 2,305 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 228GB free Firmware: ESBOA60W SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 77.5 Write 68.2 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 77.7 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PLEXHDer 2x4GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.3% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 13.2 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.4 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	46x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	20x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	17x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x
BX500 480GBCrucial $38Bench 63%, 83,298 samples	9x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	7x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x
M378B5173QH0-CK0 M378B5273DH0-CK0 8GBSamsungBench 50%, 208 samples	8x
FLFF65F-C8KL9 2x4GBKingmaxBench 46%, 860 samples	6x

Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $350

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16