Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 67.7%, 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220 14,369 User benchmarks, average bench 64% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 96.3 2-Core 164 69% 115 Pts	4-Core 274 8-Core 442 44% 358 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 237GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 48 51 51 52 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 467 Write 247 Mixed 230 SusWrite 69.2 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 14 88% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 24.1 67% 140 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 74%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: PB3OC60S SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 26 24 25 38 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 36.1 Write 42.1 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 29.5 24% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 78% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M473B5273DH0-YK0 4x4GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 16.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 55%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 18%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C11 4x4GBKingstonBench 64%, 15 samples	3x
Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 53%, 4,121 samples	3x
Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 160 samples	2x

Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $515

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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