Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 41% Speed boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.35% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	18.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (48^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 M 520-$70 23,644 User benchmarks, average bench 40% N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Memory 59.6 1-Core 61.3 2-Core 92.3 44% 71.1 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 163 22% 162 Pts	64-Core 84.4 5% 84.4 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 310M 8,303 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Sony(104D 9069) 512MB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 8.16.11.8867 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.35% Terrible	Lighting 1.4 Reflection 2.96 Parallax 0.34 1% 1.57 fps	MRender 3.43 Gravity 0.97 Splatting 2.17 2% 2.19 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.35% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF220400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 70 85 54 80 133 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.9% Very poor	Read 144 Write 139 Mixed 37.4 SusWrite 101 24% 105 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 13 4K Mixed 4.6 21% 7.67 MB/s	DQ Read 22.2 DQ Write 9.4 DQ Mixed 22.6 15% 18.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 55%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 196 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 134GB free, PID ab26 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 19 20 19 20 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 18.6 Write 18.9 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 20.5 26% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0 118% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 53%
USB2.0 Flash Disk 16GB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 12GB free, PID 3234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	1.42% Terrible	Read 2.7 Write 3.2 Mixed 2.8 SusWrite 3.2 4% 2.97 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.42% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	24.4% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 10.9 24% 8.57 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 6.6 17% 5.87 GB/s	Latency 129 31% 129 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 42%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5 M 520Intel $70Bench 40%, 23,644 samples	4x
Core i5 M 460Intel $130Bench 40%, 18,336 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce 310MNvidiaBench 1%, 8,303 samples	5x

SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $99Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	1x
MX300 525GBCrucial $150Bench 86%, 105,037 samples	1x
2.5" SATA NX100S 256GBRoguewareBench 66%, 119 samples	1x

Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $169

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