Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 60.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220 14,369 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	60.3% Good	Memory 77.9 1-Core 31.6 2-Core 57.7 40% 55.7 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 468 41% 349 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 21F5) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5059 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.79% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 7.6 Parallax 3.3 4% 5.17 fps	MRender 5.6 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5.6 4% 4.63 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.79% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TD128HAFV-000L1 128GB 4,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT05L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 14 23 23 13 13 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 71%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 114GB free Firmware: UG4304RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 115 150 127 74 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 394 Write 342 Mixed 177 SusWrite 132 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 24.4 4K Mixed 7.9 44% 15.3 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 95.7 DQ Mixed 36.4 46% 81.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GB 1,523 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 16.1 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.5% 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 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	7x
Core i7-3720QMIntel $100Bench 65%, 9,911 samples	5x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	8x
Quadro K2000MNvidiaBench 6%, 4,288 samples	4x

SSD
C400 RealSSD 128GBMicronBench 56%, 11,312 samples	2x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	2x
MZ7TD128HAFV-000L1 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 4,607 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 52%, 981 samples	2x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 M471B1G73QH0-YK0 32GBSamsungBench 53%, 21 samples	2x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 53%, 1,523 samples	2x

Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $220

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16