Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 76 2-Core 182 68% 116 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 355 46% 346 Pts	64-Core 349 22% 349 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 276GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 18 18 18 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 22.3 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 18.1 30% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 53%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 750GB 1,494 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 261GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 28.3 Write 23.8 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 19.7 30% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4D1 2x4GB 1,539 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 53%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,039x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	820x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples	455x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	424x

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $325

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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