Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 7% 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 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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 i5-5200U 107,407 User benchmarks, average bench 42% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Memory 68.2 1-Core 77.1 2-Core 111 53% 85.5 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 211 28% 211 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 940M 15,731 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Asus(1043 1A6D) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5671 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	4.15% Terrible	Lighting 4.9 Reflection 13.3 Parallax 10.5 4% 9.57 fps	MRender 5.3 Gravity 12.8 Splatting 0.2 4% 6.1 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 4.15% Great: 10%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 265GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 256 259 251 259 259 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 388 Write 345 Mixed 285 SusWrite 257 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 27.1 119% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 233 194% 284 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6N1 1315 CT8G3S160BM.M16FP 12GB 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.8% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 15.5 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	466x
GTX 940MNvidiaBench 9%, 15,731 samples	215x

RAM
M471B5173DB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 47%, 26,681 samples	77x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6N1 Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 8GBMicronBench 48%, 844 samples	48x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 46%, 1,843 samples	43x

Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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