Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	57.3% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3540M-$120 6,652 User benchmarks, average bench 56% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Memory 75.2 1-Core 60.4 2-Core 112 51% 82.4 Pts	4-Core 143 8-Core 152 20% 148 Pts	64-Core 152 9% 152 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 mSATA 256GB 1,284 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM44D6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 109 95 94 99 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 381 Write 216 Mixed 230 SusWrite 103 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 39.3 4K Mixed 24.9 82% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 121 119% 192 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 99%
SAMSUNG SSD SM841 2.5" 7 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 0GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 204 Write 114 Mixed 105 162% 141 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 7.5 505% 6.43 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 139%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1 Elpida EBJ40UG8EFU0-GN-F 8GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	43.8% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 14.4 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 12.8 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	974x
NVS 5200MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,721 samples	159x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	9x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	31x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 18,159 samples	26x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	25x

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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