Intel E5 M2L-8D

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive257% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardIntel E5 M2L-8D  (all builds)
Memory14.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20190818
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 21 '20 at 02:51
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 0
SOCKET 0, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 86.1
1-Core 63.5
2-Core 138
59% 95.9 Pts
4-Core 285
8-Core 615
52% 450 Pts
64-Core 1786
110% 1786 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.7% Terrible
Lighting 4.33
Reflection 4.35
Parallax 4.19
4% 4.29 fps
MRender 4.1
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 6.17
4% 4.72 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.7%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme XPG GAMMIX S11 P 1TB
939GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1705 1463 1543 1516 1520 1519 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
257% Outstanding
Read 1,654
Write 1,769
Mixed 207
SusWrite 1,544
290% 1,294 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 59.7
201% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 841
DQ Write 705
DQ Mixed 530
463% 692 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 257%
Great: 358%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT16GX3M4X21 2x4GB
2 of 16 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
55.7% Above average
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 19.3
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 6.6
23% 8.2 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical E5 M2L-8D Builds (Compare 75 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Intel E5 M2L-8D

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 109% - Outstanding Total price: $170
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