Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.5% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2670QM-$200 51,169 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	50% Above average	Memory 77.5 1-Core 37.7 2-Core 71.1 42% 62.1 Pts	4-Core 126 8-Core 172 19% 149 Pts	64-Core 214 13% 214 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 2051) 2GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.51% Terrible	Lighting 1.8 Reflection 4.1 Parallax 0.5 2% 2.13 fps	MRender 2.5 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 1.3 2% 2.03 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.51% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 120GB 4,995 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: FW200509 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 198 209 127 64 76 MB/s Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.5% Below average	Read 249 Write 237 Mixed 215 SusWrite 144 48% 211 MB/s	4K Read 11.6 4K Write 32.3 4K Mixed 10.3 48% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 18 49% 102 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 81%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 926GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 83 70 84 107 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 85.5 Write 71 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 92.4 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 59%
Verbatim 8GB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 7GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	2.43% Terrible	Read 8.5 Write 2.7 Mixed 2.2 SusWrite 4.3 5% 4.43 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.43% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GB 8,137 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	42.8% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 14.7 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 10.4 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 85.2 47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	36x
GeForce GT 555MNvidiaBench 4%, 4,170 samples	23x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	12x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	7x
SODIM DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 36%, 2,036 samples	4x

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $238

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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