Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 48.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	30.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2540M-$315 16,964 User benchmarks, average bench 52% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	48.8% Average	Memory 72.8 1-Core 63.9 2-Core 108 51% 81.7 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 142 19% 144 Pts	64-Core 146 9% 146 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) 110,588 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(1854 0893) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.88% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 2 Parallax 1.6 2% 1.9 fps	MRender 2.7 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2.7 2% 2.7 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.88% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Phinocom SSD 128GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 64 58 47 54 43 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.7% Below average	Read 283 Write 75.8 Mixed 92.6 SusWrite 54.3 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 24.3 4K Mixed 8.1 43% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 87.7 DQ Write 63.2 DQ Mixed 9.3 25% 53.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GB 19,666 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.8% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 8.6 26% 9.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 8.4 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 95 42% 95 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 58%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-2540MIntel $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples	1x

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

SSD
SSD 128GBPhinocomBench 58%, 33 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 46%, 19,666 samples	1x

Value: 50% - Average

Total price: $315

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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