Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.14% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2860QM-$469 4,317 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 88 2-Core 168 66% 113 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 339 37% 295 Pts	64-Core 359 22% 359 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 540M 15,328 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Acer(1025 0505) 1GB Driver: Ver. 21.21.13.7654 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	3.14% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 5.7 Parallax 2 3% 3.8 fps	MRender 5.5 Gravity 4.2 Splatting 3.2 3% 4.3 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.14% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 219 218 222 225 217 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 434 Write 257 Mixed 261 SusWrite 220 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 27.4 91% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 237 197% 288 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Mac SODIM DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	49.2% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 15.4 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	437x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	133x
GeForce GT 540MNvidiaBench 3%, 15,328 samples	71x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	49x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	24x
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	18x

RAM
NT2GC64B88B0NS-CG 2x2GBNanyaBench 31%, 6,518 samples	36x
NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG 1x4GBNanyaBench 23%, 4,045 samples	33x
ACR512X64D3S13C9G 1x4GBKingstonBench 23%, 1,571 samples	27x

Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $253

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