Compare

Pros

  • Attractive, accessible chassis
  • Great general performance

Cons

  • Lacks HDMI

At A Glance

This mainstream desktop is low on price and high on just about everything else. Talk about a Sandy Bridge system to beat!

The Specs

Processor
Processor type Intel Core i5
Processor speed 3.3 MHz
Cache size 6.144 KB
Bus speed 100.0 MHz
Processor count 1
Memory
Memory size 16384.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Memory speed 667.0 MHz
Graphics
Graphics Type Discrete
Secondary Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon HD
Number of Graphic Cards included 1
Storage
Raid type RAID 0
Drive size 1120.0 GB
Drive type
  • Hard Disk Drive
  • Solid-State Drive
Expansion slots
Number of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots 2.0
Number of PCI-Express x1 slots 2.0
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 2.0
Number of PCI slots 2.0
Power
Power Supply Wattage 500 watts
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Speed 10.0
Optical Drive Type BD-R/RE/DVD±R DL/DVD±RW
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
Available Interfaces
  • DVI (dual link)
  • FireWire Port (rear)
  • HDMI
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (front) (x3)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (rear) (x8)
  • eSATA
Slots
  • CompactFlash
  • Memory Stick
  • Microdrive
  • MultiMedia Card (MMC)
  • SD Card
  • xD-Picture Card
Case
Chassis style Tower (Midsize)

Performance

Overall Rating
WorldBench 6 Score 184
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 144  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking 164
WinZip 150
Microsoft Office XP 312
Content Creation
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 192
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 271
Adobe Photoshop 231
Windows Media Encoder 135
Roxio VideoWave 151
Ahead Nero 99
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 260.68  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 237.59  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 208.56  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 132.37  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 165.96  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 166.49  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 157.62  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 112.22  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 130.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 88.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1920x1200 77.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 52.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 163.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 138.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1920x1200 127.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 96  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 121.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 87.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 1920x1200 77.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 52.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 163.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 158.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1920x1200 148.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 102.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 48.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 48  Frames per second (higher is better)
Stalker 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 20.5  Frames per second (higher is better)