Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	53.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing as expected (44^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 M 540 8,329 User benchmarks, average bench 41% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Memory 62.8 1-Core 65.2 2-Core 85.2 45% 71.1 Pts	4-Core 129 8-Core 140 18% 134 Pts	64-Core 158 10% 158 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 48%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 128GB 14,793 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN07985 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 171 150 167 180 188 MB/s Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.7% Above average	Read 185 Write 228 Mixed 217 SusWrite 174 46% 201 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 46.5 4K Mixed 27.2 93% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 150 113% 151 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 93%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 9GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 9.5 11 13 13 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 26.7 Write 15.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 11.6 17% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 82% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	24% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 10.5 24% 8.47 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 4.2 SC Mixed 5.8 15% 5.1 GB/s	Latency 120 34% 120 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
NVS 3100MNvidiaBench 1%, 9,073 samples	293x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	22x

Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $98

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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