Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.17% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2540M-$315 16,964 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 84.3 2-Core 138 65% 104 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 204 27% 201 Pts	64-Core 196 12% 196 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) 110,588 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Legend(17AA 21DA) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	2.17% Terrible	Lighting 2.4 Reflection 3.62 Parallax 1.59 2% 2.54 fps	MRender 3.38 Gravity 1.3 Splatting 4.39 3% 3.02 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.17% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS725032A7E630 320GB-$89 9,811 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 262GB free (System drive) Firmware: GHBOA440 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 76 89 92 98 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 104 Write 99 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 91.1 59% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 59%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28 4,213 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 15GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 13 16 11 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 30.1 Write 13.7 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 14.1 20% 17.1 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 4.3 250% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BF186D.M16 2x8GB 1,504 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	61.3% Good	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 21.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 65%

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 $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