Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3230M-$100 61,311 User benchmarks, average bench 49% N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 83.7 1-Core 87.5 2-Core 145 64% 105 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 212 28% 211 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7500M 12,745 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Sony(104D 90AC) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.9001.1001 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	4.53% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 5.62 Parallax 4.47 5% 5.26 fps	MRender 5.1 Gravity 3.97 Splatting 6.3 4% 5.12 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.53% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 239 241 240 245 243 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 423 Write 246 Mixed 163 SusWrite 241 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 44.6 4K Mixed 20 84% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 54.9 100% 202 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-YK0 M471B5673FH0-CH9 6GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.8% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.9 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 17.7 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 53%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-3840QMIntel $549Bench 66%, 3,981 samples	1x

GPU
Radeon HD 7500MAMDBench 4%, 12,745 samples	1x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	1x

Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $629

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16