Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 51.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	62.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3540M-$120 6,652 User benchmarks, average bench 56% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Memory 71.3 1-Core 74.3 2-Core 129 55% 91.6 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 186 25% 187 Pts	64-Core 189 12% 189 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 65%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 211 193 196 202 209 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 429 Write 321 Mixed 223 SusWrite 206 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 20.1 69% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 271 200% 263 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5673DH1-CF8 2x2GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	42.7% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 13.8 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 98.3 41% 98.3 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 42%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	968x
NVS 5200MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,721 samples	157x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	9x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	31x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 18,159 samples	26x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	25x

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

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