Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.13% 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	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3520M 19,660 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 94.1 2-Core 159 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 237 28% 214 Pts	64-Core 236 15% 236 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 63%

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 (98^th percentile)	4.13% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 5.73 Parallax 3.16 4% 4.5 fps	MRender 5.38 Gravity 2.57 Splatting 8.74 5% 5.56 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.13% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABF032 320GB-$37 7,072 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 274GB free (System drive) Firmware: AM001A SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 63 62 62 65 79 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 77 Write 87.1 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 61.9 46% 64 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AM1U16BC2P1-B1AS Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 6GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.1% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 14.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 12.4 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 48%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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