Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.36% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2320-$165 38,345 User benchmarks, average bench 64% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	70% Good	Memory 86.3 1-Core 83.5 2-Core 164 66% 111 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 327 42% 318 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Intel(8086 2111) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.36% Terrible	Lighting 1.7 Reflection 1.46 Parallax 0.97 1% 1.38 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 0.8 Splatting 1.96 1% 1.55 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.36% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3250312AS 250GB-$32 19,180 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 129GB free Firmware: HP63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 92 91 92 91 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 84 Write 84.5 Mixed 50 SusWrite 91.1 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 69%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 58.01D58 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 52 53 51 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 50.5 Write 60.5 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 52.8 37% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 59%
Mass Storage Device 8GB 2,579 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 15 14 14 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	8.16% Terrible	Read 18 Write 11.7 Mixed 13 SusWrite 14.3 19% 14.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 60% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.16% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 8000 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 0, 0 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.4% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 14.9 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.1 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 49%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,009x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	708x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $87

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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