Very Slow new build

[wozza_c]

I built myself a new machine at the weekend from a mixture of new and second hand parts acquired on Ebay. The machine is running without errors but feels very sluggish for the spec that it has. The components are;

i5-2500K (not O/C'd)
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
8Gb DDR3 1600
500Gb 7200RPM HDD

I purchased a GT440 Graphics card, but this appears to be faulty so is not currently part of the system.

I ran a PassMark test yesterday and got a system score of 1463 which has confirmed my thoughts.

Can you please give me any advice as to how to troubleshoot where the root of this low speed is?

Thanks

[David (PassMark)]

This thread is a good place to start.
Causes and Solutions for a slow PC

[godfather]

I don't think there's anything wrong with your score, given the parts you have. Get a good video card, and it'll improve drastically.

[Tyler11440]

Its probably the Intel HD graphics. Intel's graphics are terrible and slow, and are there to satisfy the elderly who dont notice speed difference anyway.