Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 40.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	44.1% 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.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3840QM-$549 3,981 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Memory 45 1-Core 91.5 2-Core 173 55% 103 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 331 32% 265 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 21F4) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5059 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.26% Terrible	Lighting 4.67 Reflection 5.77 Parallax 3.25 4% 4.56 fps	MRender 6.57 Gravity 2.67 Splatting 8.7 5% 5.98 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.26% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 92 100 98 99 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 342 Write 99.7 Mixed 105 SusWrite 95.2 35% 160 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 11.4 57% 21.6 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 88 DQ Mixed 46 67% 131 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8C-PB 8GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 10.3 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 8.5 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 180 22% 180 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-3320MIntel $199Bench 48%, 30,496 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $42Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 Kingston 99U5428-056.A00LF 8GBHynixBench 50%, 1 sample	1x

Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $241

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