Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 5% 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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	27.4% 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.

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 i7 Q 740-$190 13,278 User benchmarks, average bench 54% N/A, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Memory 79.5 1-Core 45.6 2-Core 86.1 47% 70.4 Pts	4-Core 140 8-Core 181 20% 161 Pts	64-Core 193 12% 193 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 425M 3,013 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Sony(104D 907A) 1GB CLim: 560 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 382.05 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	2.57% Terrible	Lighting 3 Reflection 4.6 Parallax 1.8 2% 3.13 fps	MRender 4.6 Gravity 3.5 Splatting 2.6 3% 3.57 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.57% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 2000GB 3,472 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: UP4504RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 84 57 19 63 93 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.4% Poor	Read 231 Write 211 Mixed 95.9 SusWrite 77.4 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 9.6 34% 9.93 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 31.1 DQ Mixed 32.1 34% 57.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 12.6 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 9 23% 8.07 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
GeForce GT 425MNvidiaBench 3%, 3,013 samples	10x
GeForce 310MNvidiaBench 1%, 8,303 samples	1x

SSD
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	1x
CS900 960GBPNY $48Bench 84%, 5,902 samples	1x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	1x

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $190

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16