Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.7% 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	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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2520M-$34 45,308 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 89.9 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 128 60% 95.9 Pts	4-Core 165 8-Core 184 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 4200M 6,825 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 1493) 512MB Driver: Ver. 21.21.13.6909 Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	1.7% Terrible	Lighting 2.3 Reflection 2.73 Parallax 1.88 2% 2.3 fps	MRender 3.14 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 0.13 1% 1.88 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.7% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23 13,176 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 12 7.7 14 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	9.28% Terrible	Read 14.2 Write 3 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 17.7 9% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 9.28% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 2x2GB 8,194 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	47.9% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 12.8 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 48%

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 V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	1,632x
NVS 4200MNvidiaBench 2%, 6,825 samples	354x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	149x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	76x
M471B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,983 samples	73x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 43%, 6,386 samples	64x

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $62

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