Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 78.4 2-Core 134 60% 97.8 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 238 32% 239 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.3% 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 21FB) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4425 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	4.16% Terrible	Lighting 4.63 Reflection 6.12 Parallax 3.16 4% 4.63 fps	MRender 5.57 Gravity 2.57 Splatting 8.78 5% 5.64 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.16% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 148 155 148 121 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 368 Write 307 Mixed 244 SusWrite 160 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 30.8 4K Mixed 11.8 53% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 76.1 DQ Mixed 17.1 54% 123 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 73%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 388GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 58 63 54 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 71.6 Write 72.1 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 58.8 45% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905428-095.D00LF 2x8GB 636 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 18.9 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 17.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 57%

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

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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16