Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 4% 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 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 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.7% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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 i5-2520M-$34 45,308 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 70.9 1-Core 79.2 2-Core 121 55% 90.5 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 198 26% 198 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) 110,588 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Legend(17AA 21CE) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.96% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 1.6 2% 2.17 fps	MRender 2.9 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2.8 2% 2.8 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.96% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Faspeed H5-120G 120GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0327B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 17 40 31 30 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 386 Write 314 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 55.9 44% 201 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 19.8 4K Mixed 1 25% 9.93 MB/s	DQ Read 67.9 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 0.5 53% 121 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 66%
Ricoh SD Disk Device 4GB 304 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 4GB free Firmware: 01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 40 43 42 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 73.8 Write 28.2 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 39.4 33% 44.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.7 391% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 Samsung M471B5773DH0-YK0 6GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.6% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 15.8 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 14.8 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 99.4 40% 99.4 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 48%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples	1x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	1x

SSD
H5-120G 120GBFaspeedBench 49%, 57 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 Samsung M471B5773DH0-YK0 6GBHynixBench 41%, 3 samples	1x

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $34

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16