Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.18% 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	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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3227U 7,282 User benchmarks, average bench 45% N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	49.7% Average	Memory 82 1-Core 39.8 2-Core 78.3 45% 66.7 Pts	4-Core 102 8-Core 120 14% 111 Pts	64-Core 128 8% 128 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Sony(104D 90B8) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.18% Terrible	Lighting 3.47 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 2.56 3% 3.65 fps	MRender 4.52 Gravity 2.07 Splatting 6.78 4% 4.46 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.18% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB-$71 14,401 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 576GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 105 Write 105 Mixed 91.2 75% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.18 71% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	43.7% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 11.8 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 46%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Speed boat

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	19x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	19x

Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16