Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2540M-$315 16,964 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 69 2-Core 132 60% 96.2 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 208 28% 208 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) 110,588 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Legend(17AA 21DA) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.96% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 1.6 2% 2.13 fps	MRender 2.9 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2.8 2% 2.8 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.96% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80 7,190 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 231 242 303 234 279 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 416 Write 120 Mixed 344 SusWrite 266 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 25.1 89% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 223 180% 249 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BF160B.C16F 859B CT51264BF160BJ.C8F 8GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 16.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 16 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-2540MIntel $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples	1x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	1x

SSD
SSD320 256GBTranscend $419Bench 75%, 137 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 18,713 samples	1x

Value: 23% - Poor

Total price: $734

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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