Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	65.6% 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 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 (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3635QM 2,986 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 92.4 2-Core 179 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 446 50% 394 Pts	64-Core 447 28% 447 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 73%

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? Sanyo(144D C0E6) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.2963 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 353 467 156 257 379 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 116 Write 70.7 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 340 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 39 68% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 247 217% 324 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 126%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 907GB free Firmware: 0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 106 105 105 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 106 Write 63 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 104 60% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 59%
SPCCN PHD 3.0 640GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 596GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 77 78 77 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 77.5 Write 76.3 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 76.7 98% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 1x8GB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 9.2 28% 9.83 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 10.5 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 32%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-3635QMIntelBench 62%, 2,986 samples	88x
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	5x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	86x
Radeon R9 M200XAMDBench 10%, 678 samples	4x
Radeon HD 8600/8700MAMDBench 6%, 1,000 samples	2x

SSD
535 Series 480GBIntel $180Bench 59%, 3,042 samples	5x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	4x

RAM
16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 1x8GBMicronBench 27%, 14,954 samples	27x
EBJ40UG8BBU0-GN-F 1x8GBElpidaBench 30%, 109 samples	6x
CMSX8GX3M1A1600C10 Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 16GBUnknownBench 44%, 26 samples	5x

Value: 8% - Terrible

Total price: $180

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16