Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 51.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.47% 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	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.

PC Performing as expected (57^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% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Memory 71.7 1-Core 78.4 2-Core 129 56% 93 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 181 24% 181 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520M 5,654 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(1B0A 209F) 1GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8205 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.47% Terrible	Lighting 1.7 Reflection 3.3 Parallax 0.6 1% 1.87 fps	MRender 2.7 Gravity 1.7 Splatting 1.7 2% 2.03 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.47% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: AX001A SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 81 78 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 94 Write 71.8 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 81.8 51% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2S4G64CB8HG5N-CG 2x4GB 1,309 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 16 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 15.3 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 97.6 41% 97.6 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	156x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	72x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples	43x

SSD
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	7x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-CG 2x4GBNanyaBench 44%, 3,343 samples	25x
M2S4G64CB8HG5N-CG 2x4GBNanyaBench 45%, 1,309 samples	23x
M2S4G64CB8HB5N-CG 2x4GBNanyaBench 41%, 498 samples	21x

Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $225

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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