Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% 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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.23% 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.

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

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 i7-3540M-$120 6,652 User benchmarks, average bench 56% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 77.6 1-Core 99.6 2-Core 127 63% 101 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 236 31% 232 Pts	64-Core 239 15% 239 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 58.5% 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% Dell(1028 0534) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.23% Terrible	Lighting 4.73 Reflection 6.27 Parallax 3.69 4% 4.9 fps	MRender 5.48 Gravity 2.63 Splatting 8.91 5% 5.67 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.23% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: GH2OA500 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 63 71 63 59 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 78.5 Write 85.2 Mixed 21.4 SusWrite 66.8 46% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI Kingston 99U5469-051.A00LF 8GB 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.5% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 16.4 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 85 47% 85 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	970x
NVS 5200MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,721 samples	157x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	9x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	31x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 18,159 samples	26x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	25x

Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

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