Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.99% 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	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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2720QM-$85 7,798 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 47.9 2-Core 117 54% 84.8 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 295 34% 262 Pts	64-Core 296 18% 296 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6470M 4,805 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 161E) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.301.1003.1003 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	1.99% Terrible	Lighting 2.6 Reflection 3.6 Parallax 2.3 2% 2.83 fps	MRender 2.3 Gravity 2 Splatting 2.1 2% 2.13 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.99% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2010)-$60 12,460 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 567GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 65 59 63 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 74.7 Write 64.3 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 62 44% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	46.8% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 14.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 12.6 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 65%

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 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	813x
Radeon HD 6470MAMDBench 2%, 4,805 samples	122x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	61x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	40x
320 Series 160GBIntel $149Bench 42%, 13,029 samples	24x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	16x

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $62

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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