Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2640M 12,152 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 85 1-Core 89.6 2-Core 147 65% 107 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 200 28% 209 Pts	64-Core 220 14% 220 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) 110,588 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Legend(17AA 21E8) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.8% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 1.6 2% 1.87 fps	MRender 2.3 Gravity 1.3 Splatting 2.8 2% 2.13 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.8% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$23 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 71 85 36 84 86 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 81.1 Write 90.3 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 67.1 53% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.3 93% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GB 77,702 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	28.7% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 8.5 26% 9.07 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 8.5 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 33%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-2640MIntelBench 54%, 12,152 samples	2x

GPU
HD Graphics 4000IntelBench 2%, 106 samples	1x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	1x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples	1x
EBJ81UG8BAS0-DJ-F 1x8GBElpidaBench 27%, 73 samples	1x

Value: 25% - Poor

Total price: $94

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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