Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	31.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	5GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 5GB 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2520M-$34 45,308 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.4% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 120 58% 91.4 Pts	4-Core 152 8-Core 152 20% 152 Pts	64-Core 150 9% 150 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) 110,588 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Legend(17AA 21DA) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.89% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 1.6 2% 1.83 fps	MRender 2.7 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2.8 2% 2.73 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.89% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
C-120M 120GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: T1125A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 96 70 7.8 1.3 1.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 384 Write 401 Mixed 355 SusWrite 43.2 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 0.6 40% 11.1 MB/s	DQ Read 49.9 DQ Write 75.5 DQ Mixed 26.4 30% 50.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 Elpida EBJ10UE8BDS0-DJ-F 5GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 1024 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.2% Below average	MC Read 12 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 10.9 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 11.1 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 35%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples	1x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	1x

SSD
C-120M 120GBBench 60%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 Elpida EBJ10UE8BDS0-DJ-F 5GBSamsungBench 23%, 4 samples	1x

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $34

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16