Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	0.87% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.5% 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	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.

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 93.1 2-Core 182 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 352 47% 353 Pts	64-Core 351 22% 351 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 8094) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.95 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.87% Terrible	Lighting 1 Reflection 0.3 Parallax 0.4 1% 0.57 fps	MRender 1.5 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.5 1% 1.17 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.87% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$117 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 327 299 300 299 296 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 404 Mixed 337 SusWrite 308 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 35.7 120% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 324 249% 340 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 358GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 321 309 310 306 307 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 415 Mixed 420 SusWrite 326 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 55.3 4K Mixed 37.9 124% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 392 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.1 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 16.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 35%

Sail boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $474

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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16