Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.91% 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 as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 540-$60 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	49.8% Average	Memory 67.5 1-Core 75.8 2-Core 127 54% 90.1 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 185 25% 186 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz) 20,588 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Legend(17AA 3059) 3.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.91% Terrible	Lighting 0.97 Reflection 1.19 Parallax 0.91 1% 1.02 fps	MRender 1.48 Gravity 0.73 Splatting 1.83 1% 1.35 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.91% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$54 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC66 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 69 75 78 79 79 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 88 Write 90.5 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 75.9 55% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AXIOM MEMORY 4x2GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.5% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 12.4 28% 9.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7.4 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 0%

Incomplete

Desktop 0%

Incomplete

Workstation 0%

Incomplete

CPU
Core i3 540Intel $60Bench 46%, 24,563 samples	3x

GPU
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	2x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	1x

RAM
9905402-015.A05LF Elpida EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 9905402-006.B02LF 4GBKingstonBench 24%, 1 sample	1x
8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 Elpida EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 4GBMicronBench 37%, 25 samples	1x
8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 Kingston 99U5471-001.A00LF 4GBMicronBench 27%, 1 sample	1x

Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $60

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16