Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.25% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.2% 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 as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220 14,369 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 76.7 1-Core 95.9 2-Core 191 69% 121 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 487 50% 405 Pts	64-Core 487 30% 487 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.4% 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? Legend(17AA 21F5) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.25% Terrible	Lighting 4.77 Reflection 6.5 Parallax 3.28 4% 4.85 fps	MRender 5.29 Gravity 2.63 Splatting 9.04 5% 5.65 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.25% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180 4,505 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: LADi SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 231 211 220 230 233 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 376 Write 274 Mixed 275 SusWrite 225 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 27.2 90% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 146 140% 220 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 89%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 91GB free Firmware: LCSi SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 171 173 177 167 174 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 337 Write 209 Mixed 225 SusWrite 166 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 24.2 94% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 220 174% 242 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905428-043.A01G 9905428-012.A00LF Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8C-PB 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.2% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 10 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 10.5 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 86.9 46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 33%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	14x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	9x
Quadro K2000MNvidiaBench 6%, 4,288 samples	5x

SSD
520 Series 240GBIntel $139Bench 78%, 12,595 samples	7x
SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GBIntel $180Bench 71%, 4,505 samples	2x
MZ7TD256HAFV-000L7 256GBSamsungBench 61%, 6,630 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GS6AFR8C-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 159 samples	2x
HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB Samsung M471B1G73BH0-CK0 HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 32GBHynixBench 52%, 2 samples	2x
M471B1G73BH0-CK0 M471B1G73QH0-YK0 16GBSamsungBench 50%, 50 samples	2x

Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $359

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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