Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2860QM-$469 4,317 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 85.4 2-Core 164 66% 111 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 390 42% 331 Pts	64-Core 379 23% 379 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000M 3,227 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Legend(17AA 21D1) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8205 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.82% Terrible	Lighting 2.17 Reflection 2.65 Parallax 1.44 2% 2.09 fps	MRender 2.62 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 2.09 2% 2.4 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 1.82% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB-$59 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: JF3ZD0H0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 178 178 98784247810 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 12714 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 9415 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 3975 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 190 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 91839 (C2) HDA temperature 142 142 279173988394 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	44% Average	Read 77.1 Write 76.3 Mixed 81.6 59% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.16 4K Mixed 0.18 61% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 59%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 32GB 1,758 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 17GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 22 Write 7.34 Mixed 11.3 15% 13.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.36 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 1.24 112% 2.39 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 M471B5273CH0-CH9 Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.4% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 16 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 48%

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

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SSD

HDD

RAM

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