Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.6% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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 (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220 14,369 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 77.6 1-Core 100 2-Core 189 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 491 54% 428 Pts	64-Core 485 30% 485 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 74%

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? Dell(1028 0551) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.8% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 31.9 Parallax 3.2 4% 13.2 fps	MRender 5.7 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5.6 4% 4.67 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.8% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 403 428 403 400 399 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 457 Write 391 Mixed 319 SusWrite 405 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 44.2 4K Mixed 29.5 92% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 209 178% 259 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 108%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 128GB 663 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 119GB free Firmware: CXM13D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 227 233 224 221 221 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.1% Average	Read 242 Write 211 Mixed 185 SusWrite 225 49% 216 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 30.6 4K Mixed 15.5 55% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 77.8 DQ Mixed 112 88% 124 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 68%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 930GB free Firmware: SM11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 108 110 109 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 89.3 Write 99.3 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 110 64% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GB 422 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 18.1 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 85.2 47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	355x
GTX 660MNvidiaBench 7%, 7,381 samples	83x
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	76x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	40x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	19x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	19x

Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $520

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