Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 51%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2670QM-$200 51,169 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	51% Above average	Memory 75.9 1-Core 44.6 2-Core 75.9 44% 65.5 Pts	4-Core 144 8-Core 218 22% 181 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Sanyo(144D C0A5) 2GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.7% Terrible	Lighting 1.9 Reflection 5.9 Parallax 1.6 2% 3.13 fps	MRender 2.6 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 2.4 2% 2.43 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.7% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 237GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 78 80 76 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 426 Write 78 Mixed 122 SusWrite 78.6 38% 176 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 18.6 72% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 82.4 DQ Mixed 116 89% 124 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 8GB 241 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	46.5% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 16.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 10.3 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 88.6 45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 51%

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
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	163x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	70x
GeForce GT 540MNvidiaBench 3%, 15,328 samples	68x

RAM
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	28x
SH564128FH8NZPHSCR 2x4GBSmartBench 42%, 520 samples	18x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 M471B5273CH0-CH9 6GBSamsungBench 37%, 1,304 samples	15x

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $227

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