Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3520M 19,660 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 98.4 2-Core 149 66% 109 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 230 31% 233 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Legend(17AA 21FB) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5069 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	4.17% Terrible	Lighting 4.63 Reflection 6.15 Parallax 3.16 4% 4.65 fps	MRender 5.71 Gravity 2.57 Splatting 8.74 5% 5.67 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.17% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 289 147 253 225 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 442 Write 418 Mixed 359 SusWrite 216 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 31.3 4K Mixed 20.9 66% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 195 183% 285 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 99%
WD Ext HDD 1021 3TB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 1TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.2 5 4.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 20 Mixed 19.8 SusWrite 5.1 23% 18.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ81UG8BBU0-GN-F 2x8GB 682 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 17.1 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 17.7 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1x

SSD
Q300 480GBToshiba $152Bench 80%, 5,920 samples	1x

RAM
EBJ81UG8BBU0-GN-F 2x8GBElpidaBench 51%, 682 samples	1x

Value: 12% - Very poor

Total price: $152

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