Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3520M 19,660 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 84.2 1-Core 58 2-Core 128 56% 90.1 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 147 22% 162 Pts	64-Core 141 9% 141 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 5400M 1,652 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Legend(17AA 21F3) 1GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 389.08 Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	3.4% Terrible	Lighting 4.43 Reflection 5.54 Parallax 1.16 4% 3.71 fps	MRender 5.86 Gravity 2.03 Splatting 3.3 3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.4% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 396GB free (System drive) Firmware: GH2ZB390 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 62 107 110 97 79 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 108 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 89.1 57% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM1600KSN-4G Hynix HMT351S6EFR8C-PB 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.2% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 13.6 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 11.8 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 55%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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