Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Microworx Custom-built Computer (all builds)
Motherboard	Intel DH77EB
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 02 '21 at 20:16
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	ECU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3450-$59 34,199 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 92.9 2-Core 184 69% 119 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 357 48% 360 Pts	64-Core 355 22% 355 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520 16,336 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 83BD) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.54 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.9% Terrible	Lighting 2.3 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 1 2% 2.07 fps	MRender 2.8 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 2.1 2% 2.43 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.9% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$22 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 64 55 53 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 24.7 Write 72.4 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 54.5 34% 46.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 87% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 88%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 9GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 4 3.3 4 4.1 4 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	5% Terrible	Read 21.9 Write 20 Mixed 18.4 SusWrite 3.8 21% 16 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
M1 D23CC878 C93C5B79 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.2% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 17.1 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 53%

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