Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 Q 720-$220 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Memory 85.2 1-Core 62.8 2-Core 73.5 51% 73.8 Pts	4-Core 123 8-Core 205 20% 164 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 360M 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Toshiba(1179 FF50) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	4.88% Terrible	Lighting 6.47 Reflection 7.27 Parallax 2.75 5% 5.5 fps	MRender 7.52 Gravity 4.43 Splatting 3.78 4% 5.25 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.88% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba THNS064GG2BBAA 64GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: AGTA0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 134 155 145 159 130 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 3% Great: 66%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A360 500GB 1,271 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 168GB free Firmware: PC4OC71E SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 79 79 80 79 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 69.8 Write 66.6 Mixed 40 SusWrite 78.7 47% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 667 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	40.2% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 11.4 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

GPU
GeForce GTS 360MNvidiaBench 4%, 1,262 samples	35x
GeForce GTX 460MNvidiaBench 6%, 3,887 samples	18x
GeForce GTS 250MNvidiaBench 4%, 297 samples	3x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	2x
PLUS 480GBSandiskBench 48%, 58,990 samples	2x

RAM
M471B5673FH0-CF8 2x2GBSamsungBench 25%, 6,000 samples	7x
M471B5673EH1-CF8 2x2GBSamsungBench 25%, 2,358 samples	5x
M471B5273CH0-CF8 80CE M471B5673FH0-CF8 6GBUnknownBench 26%, 41 samples	4x

Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $218

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