Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 M 540 8,329 User benchmarks, average bench 41% None, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Memory 63.9 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 130 52% 88.9 Pts	4-Core 162 8-Core 170 22% 166 Pts	64-Core 168 10% 168 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz) 99,513 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Legend(17AA 215A) 3.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.77% Terrible	Lighting 0.9 Reflection 1.5 Parallax 0.5 1% 0.97 fps	MRender 1.5 Gravity 0.4 Splatting 1.2 1% 1.03 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.77% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03150010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 103 112 112 111 111 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.5% Below average	Read 38.7 Write 142 Mixed 178 SusWrite 107 27% 117 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 26.5 4K Mixed 18 63% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 116 92% 129 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BF160B.C16F 2x4GB 4,853 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.9% Poor	MC Read 7.6 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 10 23% 8.13 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 6.5 18% 6.4 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 41%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5 M 540IntelBench 41%, 8,329 samples	1x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	1x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	1x

RAM
CT51264BF160B.C16F 2x4GBCrucialBench 38%, 4,853 samples	1x

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

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