Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.54% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 79.1 1-Core 70.4 2-Core 130 57% 93 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 303 33% 260 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M 6,267 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Asus(1043 204A) 3GB CLim: 775 MHz, MLim: 625 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	6.54% Terrible	Lighting 8.9 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 6 7% 9.03 fps	MRender 11.7 Gravity 9.9 Splatting 0.1 5% 7.23 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.54% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 30 31 51 50 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 82.1 Write 79.4 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 43.7 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 65%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 122GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 86 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 77.4 Write 72.5 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 85 54% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 65%
Seagate Portable 5TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 2343 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 97 90 89 98 99 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 47.9 Write 62.5 Mixed 51.1 SusWrite 92.9 91% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.4 173% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 Hynix HMT125S6BFR8C-G7 M471B5273DH0-CH9 Hynix HMT125S6BFR8C-G7 12GB 1067, 1067, 1067, 1067 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.6% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.6 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 13.3 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

GPU
GeForce GTX 560MNvidiaBench 7%, 6,267 samples	473x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	13x
320 Series 160GBIntel $149Bench 42%, 13,029 samples	9x
MX500 500GBCrucial $43Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	9x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	61x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 4x4GBSamsungBench 45%, 885 samples	44x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 3x4GBSamsungBench 37%, 447 samples	37x

Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $300

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