Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 7% 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. 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	32.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 i7-3520M 19,660 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 95.2 2-Core 161 65% 111 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 230 31% 231 Pts	64-Core 237 15% 237 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Legend(17AA 2203) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	4.11% Terrible	Lighting 4.53 Reflection 5.27 Parallax 3.38 4% 4.39 fps	MRender 5.76 Gravity 2.57 Splatting 8.61 5% 5.65 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.11% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 89 136 115 138 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 231 Write 78.1 Mixed 331 SusWrite 133 43% 193 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 14.1 50% 12.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-SD3-1600 Kingston 9905428-417.A00LF 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53.4% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.8 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 17.6 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 86.5 46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 56%

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

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GPU

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) $30	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