Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.35% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2310M-$80 25,542 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Memory 82.7 1-Core 54.9 2-Core 89.9 50% 75.8 Pts	4-Core 140 8-Core 136 19% 138 Pts	64-Core 140 9% 140 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 540M 15,328 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Compal(14C0 0059) 2GB CLim: 672 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	3.35% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 4.85 Parallax 3.44 3% 4.13 fps	MRender 5.86 Gravity 4.13 Splatting 2.96 3% 4.32 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.35% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 73 45 54 61 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 435 Write 350 Mixed 319 SusWrite 75.6 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 19.1 69% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 105 103% 170 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 82%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 448GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 74 75 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 83.9 Write 88.7 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 73.9 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KRE-D3S1333M/8G 1x8GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 8.7 26% 9.17 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 9.3 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 29%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
GeForce GT 540MNvidiaBench 3%, 15,328 samples	13x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x
MX100 256GBCrucial $116Bench 83%, 55,768 samples	1x
ESA3SF2MAET240GB 240GBBench 39%, 24 samples	1x

RAM
99U5428-046.A00LF 1x4GBKingstonBench 24%, 388 samples	1x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	1x
CT51264BF160B.C16F 2x4GBCrucialBench 38%, 4,853 samples	1x

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

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