Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 4% 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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

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 i5-3317U-$225 26,848 User benchmarks, average bench 47% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 85.4 1-Core 57.9 2-Core 118 55% 87.1 Pts	4-Core 162 8-Core 166 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 167 10% 167 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1587) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3308 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.36% Terrible	Lighting 3.93 Reflection 5.31 Parallax 1.84 3% 3.69 fps	MRender 6.14 Gravity 4.4 Splatting 3.43 4% 4.66 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.36% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 439GB free (System drive) Firmware: GG2OA6C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 94 93 95 97 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 30.3 Write 13.1 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 91.8 28% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Kingston ACR512X64D3S16C11G 8GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 19 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 14.9 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.9% 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 48%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	191x
GeForce GT 635MNvidiaBench 3%, 3,113 samples	34x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	14x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	12x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	11x

Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $253