Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 47.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	27.5% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Memory 80.5 1-Core 21 2-Core 117 45% 72.7 Pts	4-Core 87.5 8-Core 88.1 12% 87.8 Pts	64-Core 260 16% 260 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 540M 15,328 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Sanyo(144D C0A5) 1GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9135 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	3.1% Terrible	Lighting 3.87 Reflection 4.69 Parallax 1.81 3% 3.46 fps	MRender 5.76 Gravity 2.8 Splatting 2.91 3% 3.82 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.1% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 183 183 40 23 106 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.5% Poor	Read 190 Write 93.6 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 119 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 18.1 4K Mixed 9.1 40% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 14.9 DQ Write 15.8 DQ Mixed 14.6 11% 15.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 107 107 106 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 104 Write 70.8 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 106 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	43.3% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.4 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 5.2 14% 4.77 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 43.3% 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) $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