Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 55.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2430M-$53 41,461 User benchmarks, average bench 50% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Memory 83.3 1-Core 25.8 2-Core 60.4 40% 56.5 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 187 22% 172 Pts	64-Core 186 12% 186 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 540M 15,328 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 050E) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.3165 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	3.03% Terrible	Lighting 3.43 Reflection 4.35 Parallax 1.75 3% 3.18 fps	MRender 5.95 Gravity 4.37 Splatting 3 4% 4.44 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.03% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 79 87 90 88 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 150 Write 119 Mixed 122 SusWrite 88.6 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 36 4K Mixed 15.2 53% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 116 89% 121 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 61%
OCZ AGILITY3 480GB 804 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 327GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 102 77 77 87 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 202 Write 125 Mixed 123 SusWrite 94.1 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 9.9 33% 9.73 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 51 DQ Mixed 69.4 55% 79.2 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 830B NT2GC64B88B0NS-CG 6GB 194 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	37.8% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 13 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 5.1 SC Write 5.6 SC Mixed 5.7 16% 5.47 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 48%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	437x
GeForce GT 540MNvidiaBench 3%, 15,328 samples	131x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	103x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	84x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	41x
SH564128FH8NZPHSCG 2x4GBSmartBench 43%, 552 samples	35x

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

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