Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 540-$60 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 46% LGA1156, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	49.2% Average	Memory 70.8 1-Core 75.8 2-Core 126 55% 91 Pts	4-Core 159 8-Core 179 22% 169 Pts	64-Core 177 11% 177 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240 11,020 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 8326) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.44 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	4.86% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 8 Parallax 2.6 6% 5.83 fps	MRender 5.6 Gravity 4.3 Splatting 3 3% 4.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.86% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 127 57 55 54 53 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.9% Below average	Read 178 Write 164 Mixed 170 SusWrite 88.1 34% 150 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 23.2 80% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 35.5 DQ Write 79.8 DQ Mixed 47.2 39% 54.2 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDP725050GLAT80 500GB-$89 151 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 292GB free Firmware: GM4OA4CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 31 32 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 79.7 Write 33.2 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 30.4 33% 44.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 48%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 61GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 77 78 79 78 73 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 115 Write 114 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 77.3 66% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.1% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 7.7 MC Mixed 12.4 28% 9.73 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7.1 19% 6.63 GB/s	Latency 99.5 40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	14x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	11x

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $187

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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