Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.36% 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	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 above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3540M-$120 6,652 User benchmarks, average bench 56% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 93.1 2-Core 171 70% 117 Pts	4-Core 239 8-Core 244 32% 241 Pts	64-Core 245 15% 245 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 5200M 1,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 0535) 1GB CLim: 672 MHz, MLim: 784 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 377.48 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.36% Terrible	Lighting 4.13 Reflection 4.88 Parallax 3.56 3% 4.19 fps	MRender 5.67 Gravity 4.2 Splatting 2.96 3% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.36% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: GH2OA560 Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 85.5 Write 91.7 Mixed 94.8 68% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.2 70% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GB 18,159 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 17.9 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 18.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	403x
NVS 5200MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,721 samples	101x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	16x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	22x
16JTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 53%, 458 samples	15x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	14x

Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $248

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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