Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2820QM-$230 4,929 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 83.8 2-Core 159 65% 109 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 412 42% 337 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 555M 4,170 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Dell(1028 04B7) 3GB Ram: 3GB, Driver: 332.21 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.99% Terrible	Lighting 5.5 Reflection 6.35 Parallax 4.09 4% 5.31 fps	MRender 7.86 Gravity 5.77 Splatting 8.04 6% 7.22 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.99% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 23 27 19 9.3 20 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.5% Below average	Read 157 Write 99.7 Mixed 156 SusWrite 21.5 24% 109 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 19.1 80% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 99.8 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 98 75% 100 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 116%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 12GB free Firmware: D005SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 66 65 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	34% Below average	Read 53.2 Write 52.9 Mixed 39 SusWrite 65.1 39% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 830B NT2GC64B88B0NS-CG M471B5273DH0-CH9 830B NT2GC64B88B0NS-CG 12GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	45.8% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 14.4 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 46%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	242x
GeForce GT 555MNvidiaBench 4%, 4,170 samples	237x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	85x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	67x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	38x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 43%, 6,386 samples	23x

Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $280

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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16