Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 36% Jet ski	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	35.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3520M 19,660 User benchmarks, average bench 53% N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Memory 67 1-Core 25.6 2-Core 40.1 33% 44.2 Pts	4-Core 72.3 8-Core 77.6 10% 74.9 Pts	64-Core 71.8 4% 71.8 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Sony(104D 909C) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 7.3 Parallax 0.5 1% 3 fps	MRender 1.6 Gravity 0.7 Splatting 1.5 1% 1.27 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 77 131 28 27 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.2% Below average	Read 133 Write 95.9 Mixed 200 SusWrite 56.9 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 27.8 4K Mixed 16.5 64% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 137 107% 148 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 10.7 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 7.1 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 46%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples	10x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	7x
GeForce GT 640MNvidiaBench 5%, 3,728 samples	3x

SSD
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	4x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	1x
256GB 256GBSSDBench 77%, 9,229 samples	1x

RAM
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	6x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	4x

Value: 18% - Very poor

Total price: $35

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