Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.87% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 as expected (53^rd 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% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Memory 71.6 1-Core 74.2 2-Core 115 54% 86.8 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 203 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0494) 2GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.87% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.3 Parallax 1.7 2% 2.07 fps	MRender 2.8 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2.1 2% 2.53 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.87% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1SA754D117-820 240GB 3,306 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0530A SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 186 283 268 279 287 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 434 Write 194 Mixed 224 SusWrite 262 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 23 4K Mixed 17.7 59% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 64.1 DQ Mixed 83.3 85% 144 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3-8500CL7-4GBSQ DDR3 2x4GB 281 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	41.4% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 13.2 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.4 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 97.8 41% 97.8 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 41%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	715x
NVS 4200MNvidiaBench 2%, 6,825 samples	298x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	96x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	54x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 43%, 6,386 samples	41x
M471B5273CH0-YK0 M471B5173QH0-YK0 8GBSamsungBench 46%, 268 samples	39x

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $62

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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