Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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.

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2540M-$315 16,964 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 80.1 2-Core 123 62% 97.4 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 194 25% 188 Pts	64-Core 199 12% 199 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 7200 2.5" 320GB-$29 12,279 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 241GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0004LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 106 110 105 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 104 Write 95.2 Mixed 54 SusWrite 104 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 131% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 64%
Ricoh SD Disk Device 15GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 9GB free Firmware: 01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 63.5 Write 12.9 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 13 18% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 287% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 2x4GB 26,681 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.3% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-2540MIntel $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples	1x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	1x

SSD
MZ7TD256HAFV-000L7 256GBSamsungBench 61%, 6,630 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5773CHS-CH9 M471B5273DH0-CH9 6GBSamsungBench 36%, 869 samples	1x

Value: 50% - Average

Total price: $315

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16