Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 7% 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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 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 i5-3230M-$100 61,311 User benchmarks, average bench 49% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 86.9 1-Core 82.3 2-Core 144 64% 105 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 203 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 124D) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3308 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.18% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 5.2 Parallax 2.7 3% 3.93 fps	MRender 4.4 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.8 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.18% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 107 100 100 111 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 444 Write 249 Mixed 141 SusWrite 111 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 37.3 4K Mixed 21.8 80% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 113 123% 211 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron MT8KTF51264HZ-1G6 Samsung M471B5273EB0-CK0 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 18.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	55x
Core i3-3110MIntel $70Bench 48%, 34,445 samples	5x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	46x
GeForce GT 740MNvidiaBench 6%, 15,605 samples	14x

RAM
MT8KTF51264HZ-1G6 1x4GBMicronBench 29%, 1,972 samples	14x
MT8KTF51264HZ-1G6 Hynix HMT425S6AFR6A-PB 6GBMicronBench 41%, 542 samples	4x
EBJ40UG8EFU0 1x4GBElpidaBench 29%, 3,036 samples	3x

Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $128