Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 79.2 1-Core 14.2 2-Core 115 43% 69.4 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 273 30% 237 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 540M 15,328 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 15F2) 2GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8857 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	3.16% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 5.6 Parallax 1.9 3% 3.73 fps	MRender 5.7 Gravity 4.2 Splatting 3.2 3% 4.37 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.16% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN512HCHP-000L1 512GB 2,316 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT04L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 354 359 365 384 392 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 441 Write 417 Mixed 286 SusWrite 363 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 27.4 103% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 288 232% 329 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GB 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.4 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 14.9 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 60%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	396x
GeForce GT 540MNvidiaBench 3%, 15,328 samples	174x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	14x

RAM
EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F 1x4GBElpidaBench 25%, 6,552 samples	33x
EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F 2x4GBElpidaBench 45%, 3,512 samples	32x
SSA302G08-GDJEC 1x4GBAsintBench 27%, 631 samples	21x

Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $188

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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