Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.73% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (47^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% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Memory 74.7 1-Core 42.7 2-Core 89.9 45% 69.1 Pts	4-Core 113 8-Core 137 16% 125 Pts	64-Core 149 9% 149 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Legend(17AA 2203) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4653 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.73% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 2.1 Parallax 3.1 5% 3.8 fps	MRender 4.8 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 6.9 4% 4.77 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.73% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hitachi HCC545050A7E380 500GB 1,382 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: GG2OAC90 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 61 67 64 64 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 64.7 Write 62.3 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 59.1 38% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB 15,815 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	43.1% Average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 15.4 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 12.3 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 90.9 44% 90.9 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples	4x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	4x

SSD
850 EVO mSATA 500GBSamsungBench 100%, 3,936 samples	1x
MZ7LN512HMJP-000L7 512GBSamsungBench 102%, 1,627 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	1x
M471B1G73BH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 51%, 1,849 samples	1x
GKH400SO51208-1600 1x4GBUnknownBench 19%, 336 samples	1x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16