Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (48^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 (44^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 78.8 1-Core 83 2-Core 141 61% 101 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 190 22% 174 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.2% 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 21F3) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4425 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.36% Terrible	Lighting 4.2 Reflection 2 Parallax 3 3% 3.07 fps	MRender 4.2 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 4.8 3% 3.83 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.36% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 256GB SSD 256GB 12,615 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN09610 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 394 389 403 411 301 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 412 Write 414 Mixed 399 SusWrite 376 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 49.3 4K Mixed 26.9 92% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 260 188% 238 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 240%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8C-PB Kingston 99U5469-028.A00LF 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.3% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 12 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 11.4 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 51%

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 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples	2x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	2x

SSD
256GB SSD 256GBLexarBench 111%, 12,615 samples	1x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8C-PB Kingston 99U5582-003.A00G 8GBHynixBench 7%, 1 sample	1x
HMT451S6AFR8C-PB Kingston 99U5469-028.A00LF 8GBHynixBench 42%, 4 samples	1x

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