Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 54.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.6% 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 above expectations (66^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Memory 75.4 1-Core 91.8 2-Core 149 63% 105 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 209 27% 202 Pts	64-Core 218 14% 218 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 54.6% 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 21FA) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.59% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 2 Parallax 3.1 4% 3.17 fps	MRender 5 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.3 4% 4.3 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.59% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: LADi SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 232 236 239 234 237 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 349 Write 230 Mixed 145 SusWrite 235 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 20.1 69% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 150 132% 198 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB 25,458 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	56.8% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 18.2 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 18.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 89.5 45% 89.5 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 58%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples	9x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	9x

SSD
SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GBIntel $209Bench 69%, 7,834 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	1x
320 Series 120GBIntel $89Bench 40%, 9,651 samples	1x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	2x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	1x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples	1x

Value: 4% - Terrible

Total price: $209

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