Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.13% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 83.8 1-Core 71 2-Core 121 58% 91.9 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 172 24% 177 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.3% 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 21DD) 1.5GB Driver: igdumd32.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	2.13% Terrible	Lighting 2.4 Reflection 2.81 Parallax 1.59 2% 2.27 fps	MRender 2.57 Gravity 1.33 Splatting 4.52 2% 2.81 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.13% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 344GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 194 153 245 232 218 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.8% Above average	Read 222 Write 221 Mixed 205 SusWrite 210 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 26 85% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 150 124% 178 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 113%
Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 250GB 8,875 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: PB2OC60S SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 12 6 22 26 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	7.2% Terrible	Read 10.2 Write 20.6 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 14.9 9% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 7.2% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 99U5469-045.A00LF 1x4GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.27 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 7 22% 7.67 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 31%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-2540MIntel $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples	326x
Core i5-2410MIntel $160Bench 48%, 46,742 samples	2x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	326x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	2x

SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $104Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	52x
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	45x
520 Series 180GBIntel $132Bench 72%, 14,258 samples	28x

RAM
M471B5673FH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 5,297 samples	71x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	64x
M471B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,983 samples	55x

Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $419

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16