Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3240 37,789 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3240 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Memory 74.1 1-Core 77.6 2-Core 83.9 52% 78.5 Pts	4-Core 58.1 8-Core 185 13% 122 Pts	64-Core 141 9% 141 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 8094) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.93% Terrible	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 0.3 Parallax 0.5 1% 0.63 fps	MRender 1.6 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.5 1% 1.2 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.93% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 230 393 170 6.9 5.4 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 440 Write 376 Mixed 351 SusWrite 135 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 20.9 96% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 0.5 70% 167 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 843GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 201 200 202 203 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 151 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 201 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 96 99 99 102 103 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 75.8 Write 89.3 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 99.9 63% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.6 167% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 1x8GB 12,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 8.4 26% 9.03 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 9.2 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 92.2 43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	375x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	255x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	182x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	52x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	45x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	37x

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $405

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