Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 45.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (53^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 540 8,329 User benchmarks, average bench 41% N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Memory 64.5 1-Core 64.8 2-Core 94.6 47% 74.6 Pts	4-Core 157 8-Core 132 20% 144 Pts	64-Core 147 9% 147 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 48%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Volume0 128GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 8.8 5.8 7.1 6.8 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 28.2 Write 5.5 Mixed 16.8 SusWrite 7.5 11% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.7 426% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 74%
Generic SU04G SD Card 4GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free Firmware: 8.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	7.87% Terrible	Read 21.3 Write 7 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 4.9 7% 10 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 1.2 298% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.87% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.4% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 9.9 23% 8.17 GB/s	SC Read 4.5 SC Write 4.7 SC Mixed 5.6 14% 4.93 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16