Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3520M 19,660 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Socket rPGA988B, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	61% Good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 91.8 2-Core 149 65% 108 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 229 30% 228 Pts	64-Core 233 14% 233 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7500M 12,745 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Toshiba(1179 0002) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	2.2% Terrible	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 3.3 2% 2.83 fps	MRender 2.1 Gravity 3.2 Splatting 2.7 2% 2.67 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.2% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MK6461GSYG 640GB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: MG00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 86 80 78 94 100 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 85.8 Write 94.5 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 84.1 53% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.4 97% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 64%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,591 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 404GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 91 88 86 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 104 Write 106 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 88.1 113% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 51%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 3,010 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3.5TB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 77 75 79 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 138 Write 102 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 77.7 103% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 42% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 18.2 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 17.5 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 97%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	35x
Radeon HD 7500MAMDBench 4%, 12,745 samples	5x

SSD
BX500 480GBCrucial $38Bench 63%, 83,298 samples	2x
Ultra Plus 128GBSanDisk $75Bench 77%, 16,709 samples	1x
530 Series 120GBIntel $79Bench 67%, 15,015 samples	1x

Value: 28% - Poor

Total price: $38

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