Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.1% 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.

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 540-$60 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	48.4% Average	Memory 63.6 1-Core 76.9 2-Core 139 54% 93.3 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 195 26% 194 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz) 20,588 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Acer(1025 0447) 3.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.77% Terrible	Lighting 0.9 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 0.7 1% 1.1 fps	MRender 1.5 Gravity 0.4 Splatting 1.2 1% 1.03 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.77% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 204 208 211 206 209 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.1% Above average	Read 221 Write 213 Mixed 185 SusWrite 207 47% 207 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 52.7 4K Mixed 25.8 93% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 177 140% 193 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 802GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 196 198 201 193 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 187 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 196 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Toshiba ACR256X64D3U13C9G ACR256X64D3U13C9G 99U5474-015.A00LF 99U5474-015.A00LF 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 8.1 MC Mixed 12.5 28% 9.97 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 7.5 20% 7.1 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 29%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	6x
GeForce GT 320NvidiaBench 3%, 2,109 samples	5x
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples	3x

SSD
SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 4,859 samples	6x
Solid State Disk 128GBSpccBench 69%, 14,793 samples	5x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	1x

RAM
CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 None CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 16GBUnknownBench 37%, 3 samples	3x
ACR256X64D3U13C9G ACR256X64D3U13C9G 99U5474-015.A00LF 99U5474-015.A00LF 8GBToshibaBench 28%, 5 samples	3x
HMT325U6CFR8C-PB 4x2GBHynixBench 55%, 1,331 samples	2x

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $70

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16