Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220 14,369 User benchmarks, average bench 64% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 97.3 2-Core 186 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 321 8-Core 476 50% 399 Pts	64-Core 482 30% 482 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 74%

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? Dell(1028 053F) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4885 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.27% Terrible	Lighting 4.7 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 3.22 4% 8.67 fps	MRender 6.14 Gravity 2.67 Splatting 8.91 5% 5.91 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.27% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 130 128 130 131 129 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 288 Write 174 Mixed 328 SusWrite 142 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 43.9 4K Mixed 26.4 92% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 65.2 111% 213 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 85%
Apple HDD ST500LM012 500GB 816 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 79GB free Firmware: 2AR20008 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 108 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 110 Write 72.5 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 106 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73BH0-CK0 2x8GB 1,654 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	55.1% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.6 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 18.4 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	127x
Quadro K4000MNvidiaBench 12%, 631 samples	80x
Quadro K3000MNvidiaBench 8%, 2,310 samples	72x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	18x
LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GBLiteonitBench 83%, 11,477 samples	11x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	10x

RAM
X7C75G-HYC 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 524 samples	17x
NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI 2x8GBNanyaBench 52%, 612 samples	15x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	10x

Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $220

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