Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2450M-$225 51,836 User benchmarks, average bench 49% N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 90.3 1-Core 60 2-Core 97.5 55% 82.6 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 163 22% 166 Pts	64-Core 165 10% 165 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7500M 12,745 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Sony(104D 90AC) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	4.32% Terrible	Lighting 5.5 Reflection 5.5 Parallax 4.41 4% 5.14 fps	MRender 5.14 Gravity 3.97 Splatting 5.39 4% 4.83 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.32% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Faspeed K5-480G 480GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 305GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1023200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 17 48 20 36 16 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 48% Great: 79%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 23GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 26.2 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 17.7 19% 25.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 66%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 22.6 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 15.5 28% 21.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AM1U16BC4P2-B19N 1x4GB 426 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 9.8 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 10.2 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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