Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 7% 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 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.7% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

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 i7-3517U 8,454 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Memory 80 1-Core 79.1 2-Core 141 61% 100 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 193 26% 192 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Sanyo(144D C0D3) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2618 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.97% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 1.9 Parallax 2.9 3% 2.77 fps	MRender 4.6 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.6 3% 3.83 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.97% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZMPC128HBFU-000L1 128GB 1,498 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 215 209 163 193 204 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 364 Write 247 Mixed 222 SusWrite 196 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 36 4K Mixed 18.2 69% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 79.3 DQ Mixed 105 98% 157 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 2,465 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 121GB free, PID 2320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 90 88 90 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 90.3 Write 37.7 Mixed 40 SusWrite 90.2 82% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GB 11,714 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	55.7% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 18.3 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15.9 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	58x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	1x

SSD
U100 128GBSandiskBench 38%, 2,261 samples	18x
LMT-256M6M mSATA 256GBLiteonitBench 73%, 4,013 samples	10x
U100 SMG2 126GBSandiskBench 32%, 318 samples	8x

RAM
M471B5674BM0-CK0 2x2GBSamsungBench 44%, 279 samples	20x
AM1U16BC4P2-B19C 2x4GBAdataBench 52%, 1,385 samples	13x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	7x

Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $225

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