Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	44.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.

7 years ago, 3 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 M 480 16,023 User benchmarks, average bench 41% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Memory 60.6 1-Core 72.8 2-Core 133 52% 88.8 Pts	4-Core 167 8-Core 166 22% 167 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 540M 15,328 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Acer(1025 0487) 1,024MB Ram: 1,023MB, Driver: 306.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.33% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 5.5 Parallax 1.2 3% 3.5 fps	MRender 5.6 Gravity 17.5 Splatting 3.2 7% 8.77 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.33% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HMJP-00000 256GB 835 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV0100Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 194 187 189 194 196 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	44.6% Average	Read 158 Write 126 Mixed 121 SusWrite 190 34% 149 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 22.2 4K Mixed 22.4 67% 20.7 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 53.2 DQ Mixed 100 80% 115 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT351S6CFR8C-PB NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG 8GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1067, 1067 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 10.3 24% 8.33 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 6.4 17% 6.1 GB/s	Latency 126 32% 126 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 25%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
GeForce GT 420MNvidiaBench 2%, 1,922 samples	22x
GeForce GT 540MNvidiaBench 3%, 15,328 samples	7x
Mobility Radeon HD 5470ATIBench 1%, 14,621 samples	2x

RAM
M471B5773CHS-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 8,570 samples	8x
ACR128X64D3S1333C9 ACR256X64D3S1333C9 3GBUnknownBench 22%, 193 samples	4x
NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG 1x4GBNanyaBench 23%, 4,045 samples	2x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16