Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.29% 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 above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3540M-$120 6,652 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket rPGA988B, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 76.4 1-Core 92.1 2-Core 152 64% 107 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 229 31% 230 Pts	64-Core 242 15% 242 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Toshiba(1179 0002) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4885 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.29% Terrible	Lighting 4.77 Reflection 6.27 Parallax 3.25 4% 4.76 fps	MRender 5.86 Gravity 2.67 Splatting 9 5% 5.84 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.29% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba MK3261GSYN 320GB-$72 6,986 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: MH001M SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 61 57 65 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 66.6 Write 67.3 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 63.2 41% 56.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 18 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 87.5 46% 87.5 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	35x
Radeon HD 7500MAMDBench 4%, 12,745 samples	5x

SSD
BX500 480GBCrucial $38Bench 63%, 83,298 samples	2x
Ultra Plus 128GBSanDisk $75Bench 77%, 16,709 samples	1x
530 Series 120GBIntel $79Bench 67%, 15,015 samples	1x

Value: 28% - Poor

Total price: $38

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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