Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3540M-$120 6,652 User benchmarks, average bench 56% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 71.1 2-Core 151 62% 103 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 240 33% 243 Pts	64-Core 239 15% 239 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 65%

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 0534) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.57% Terrible	Lighting 4.5 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 3.2 4% 3.53 fps	MRender 3.6 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5.5 3% 3.93 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.57% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 109 83 59 67 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 361 Write 361 Mixed 188 SusWrite 94.2 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 17 69% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 51.3 DQ Mixed 64.5 57% 88.8 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73CB0-CK0 1x8GB 194 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 9.5 30% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 11 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 33%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	969x
NVS 5200MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,721 samples	157x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	9x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	31x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 18,159 samples	26x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	25x

Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

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