Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (76^th 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 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 84.1 1-Core 82 2-Core 118 60% 94.6 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 203 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.5% 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. 9.17.10.4229 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.96% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.8 Parallax 1.6 2% 2.2 fps	MRender 2.9 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2.8 2% 2.8 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.96% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 250GB 1,851 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT44B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3956 Write 3,102 Mixed 3452 780% 3,503 MB/s	4K Read 228 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 116 551% 151 MB/s	DQ Read 799 DQ Write 573 DQ Mixed 619 481% 664 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 121%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 55GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 137 137 134 132 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 90.3 Write 116 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 134 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 215% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 4,121 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 18.6 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 15 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 60%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16