Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	32% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (56^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 Q 740-$190 13,278 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 72.5 2-Core 123 61% 95.8 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 214 26% 201 Pts	64-Core 223 14% 223 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 360M 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Toshiba(1179 FF50) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	2.31% Terrible	Lighting 2.97 Reflection 2.77 Parallax 1.38 2% 2.37 fps	MRender 2.57 Gravity 2.77 Splatting 2.43 2% 2.59 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.31% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 60GB 1,562 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 76 76 76 77 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32% Below average	Read 208 Write 80.4 Mixed 117 SusWrite 76.1 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 19.2 4K Mixed 14.8 48% 15.4 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 79.8 DQ Mixed 93.1 70% 93 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 69%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A360 500GB 1,271 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 409GB free Firmware: PC4OC71E SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 100 100 100 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 102 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 99.4 65% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X4GSD1066 2x4GB 616 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 533 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 10.9 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 10.7 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 42%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

GPU
GeForce GTS 360MNvidiaBench 4%, 1,262 samples	35x
GeForce GTX 460MNvidiaBench 6%, 3,887 samples	18x
GeForce GTS 250MNvidiaBench 4%, 297 samples	3x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	2x
PLUS 480GBSandiskBench 48%, 58,990 samples	2x

RAM
M471B5673FH0-CF8 2x2GBSamsungBench 25%, 6,000 samples	7x
M471B5673EH1-CF8 2x2GBSamsungBench 25%, 2,358 samples	5x
M471B5273CH0-CF8 80CE M471B5673FH0-CF8 6GBUnknownBench 26%, 41 samples	4x

Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $218

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