Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 48.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.87% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	26.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (46^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 as expected (44^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Memory 67.5 1-Core 59.2 2-Core 102 47% 76.1 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 178 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 177 11% 177 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 48.3% 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 21CF) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.87% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 2 Parallax 1.6 2% 1.9 fps	MRender 2.6 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 2.7 2% 2.63 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.87% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MT-1TB 1TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 830GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN12574 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 108 124 120 117 117 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	26.1% Poor	Read 172 Write 168 Mixed 106 SusWrite 114 32% 140 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 11.2 4K Mixed 8.9 39% 11.5 MB/s	DQ Read 11.4 DQ Write 8 DQ Mixed 10.7 8% 10 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 114%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 856GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 113 125 120 119 119 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 63.9 Write 96 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 117 63% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 191% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 71%
Ricoh SD Disk Device 126GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 118GB free Firmware: 01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 30 32 33 32 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 9.5 Write 9.7 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 31 11% 14.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 2 247% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 Transcend TS512MSK64V3H 8GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.3% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 12.4 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 9.7 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 46%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

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
MT-1TB 1TBBench 84%, 62 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273CH0-CH9 Transcend TS512MSK64V3H 8GBSamsungBench 43%, 8 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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16