Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.01% 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.

PC Performing as expected (55^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 Q 740-$190 13,278 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 92.3 1-Core 52.8 2-Core 112 55% 85.8 Pts	4-Core 149 8-Core 210 23% 179 Pts	64-Core 203 12% 203 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 3100M 9,073 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 040B) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.92 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.01% Terrible	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.33 fps	MRender 2.3 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.7 1% 1.5 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.01% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Apricorn SATAWire 6G 240GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 221GB free Firmware: 1411 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 14 14 13 14 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	7.73% Terrible	Read 30.8 Write 23.7 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 13.5 5% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 5.1 18% 5.43 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 7.73% Great: 66%
Hitachi HTS725032A9A362 320GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: PC3OC70E SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 59 62 71 68 74 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 73.9 Write 78.8 Mixed 44 SusWrite 64.8 48% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 58%
External USB3.0 512GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 452GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 14 14 13 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 24.3 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 13.5 18% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 5.7 996% 5.77 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
KB_4G_D3_1333_C9 2x4GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 12.6 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 49%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
NVS 3100MNvidiaBench 1%, 9,073 samples	314x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	4x

SSD
870 Evo 250GBSamsung $29Bench 101%, 14,082 samples	10x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	5x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	26x
HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 2x2GBHynixBench 33%, 8,194 samples	13x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	13x

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $219

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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