Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78% 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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (55^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 (55^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Memory 70.3 1-Core 85.7 2-Core 129 57% 94.9 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 230 31% 230 Pts	64-Core 233 14% 233 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 54.9% 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 21FA) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5069 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.45% Terrible	Lighting 4.3 Reflection 2 Parallax 3.1 4% 3.13 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.2 3% 3.93 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.45% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD BLUE 128GB SSD 21 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2204XKR SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 394 394 365 351 347 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	78% Very good	Read 347 Write 372 Mixed 332 SusWrite 368 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 28.9 109% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 83.4 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 140 120% 170 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB 25,458 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.2% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 15.1 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 12.8 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 58%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples	3x

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

SSD
520 Series 240GBIntel $139Bench 78%, 12,595 samples	2x
BLUE 128GB SSDWDBench 63%, 21 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	2x
M471B5273CH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 5,165 samples	1x

Value: 8% - Terrible

Total price: $139

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16