Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820QM-$275 3,135 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 78.6 1-Core 99.3 2-Core 192 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 462 48% 388 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 75%

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? Legend(17AA 21F5) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.66% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 7.6 Parallax 3.1 4% 5.03 fps	MRender 5.7 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.4 4% 4.57 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.66% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000H1 256GB 1,925 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT09H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 252 254 256 257 257 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 472 Write 259 Mixed 188 SusWrite 253 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 43.9 4K Mixed 22.8 85% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 80.9 123% 235 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 88%
Sandisk U100 16GB 448 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 15GB free Firmware: 10.52.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 232 Write 56 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 56.7 22% 101 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 7.9 37% 10.5 MB/s	DQ Read 26.5 DQ Write 8.8 DQ Mixed 10.8 10% 15.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 4x4GB 1,421 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 16.7 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 17.8 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-3820QMIntel $275Bench 66%, 3,135 samples	1x

GPU
Quadro K2000MNvidiaBench 6%, 4,288 samples	1x

SSD
840 250GBSamsung $251Bench 70%, 41,998 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5173BH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 52%, 144 samples	1x

Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $526

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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