Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.21% 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 (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2670QM-$200 51,169 User benchmarks, average bench 56% N/A, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 86 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 144 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 303 34% 268 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 540M 15,328 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Sony(104D 9086) 2GB CLim: 672 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	3.21% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 4.85 Parallax 3.34 3% 4.1 fps	MRender 5.86 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 2.96 3% 3.74 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.21% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 424GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 49 56 54 61 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 20.4 SusWrite 57 50% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.2 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 79%

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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 16 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.1% 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 54%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	8x

GPU
GeForce GT 540MNvidiaBench 3%, 15,328 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	6x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	2x

Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $294

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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