Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.39% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420 65,927 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 92.3 2-Core 182 69% 119 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 450 51% 398 Pts	64-Core 451 28% 451 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 69%

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? Dell(1028 0551) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.39% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 1.9 Parallax 2.8 3% 2.93 fps	MRender 5.1 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 5 4% 4.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.39% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB 860 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM13D1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 218 Write 86.2 Mixed 128 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 11.2 44% 15.7 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 32.7 DQ Mixed 54.7 54% 89.4 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 44%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 902GB free Firmware: 2AR20002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 99 93 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 89.1 Write 71 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 96.4 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB 15,815 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	355x
GTX 660MNvidiaBench 7%, 7,381 samples	83x
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	76x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	40x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	19x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	19x

Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $520

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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