Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	92.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 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.

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420 65,927 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 96.6 1-Core 92.1 2-Core 170 72% 120 Pts	4-Core 288 8-Core 441 45% 365 Pts	64-Core 441 27% 441 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 276 235 226 262 276 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 439 Mixed 394 SusWrite 267 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 56.2 4K Mixed 40.8 132% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 230 210% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 118%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB-$59 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 336GB free Firmware: JF3OA0D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 102 103 102 103 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 89.9 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 98.6 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 1x4GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	41.2% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 11.4 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 12.4 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 42%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 18%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C11 4x4GBKingstonBench 64%, 15 samples	3x
Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 53%, 4,121 samples	3x
Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 160 samples	2x

Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $515

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16