Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	22.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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 (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 Q 740-$190 13,278 User benchmarks, average bench 54% N/A, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.75 GHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	54.1% Above average	Memory 83 1-Core 46.7 2-Core 83.7 48% 71.1 Pts	4-Core 139 8-Core 200 21% 170 Pts	64-Core 223 14% 223 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 425M 3,013 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Sony(104D 907A) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 266.72 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	2.78% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 5 Parallax 2.8 3% 3.73 fps	MRender 5 Gravity 3.1 Splatting 2.6 3% 3.57 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.78% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 115 14 17 66 74 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.4% Poor	Read 161 Write 91.4 Mixed 77 SusWrite 76.4 22% 101 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 9.9 4K Mixed 12 30% 9.43 MB/s	DQ Read 22.8 DQ Write 42.3 DQ Mixed 33.6 25% 32.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 100%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A360 500GB 1,271 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 238GB free Firmware: PC4OC70D SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 94 93 93 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 84.5 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 93.3 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 8.5 28% 9.97 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 8.5 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 46%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7 Q 740Intel $190Bench 54%, 13,278 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce GT 425MNvidiaBench 3%, 3,013 samples	2x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	1x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	1x

RAM
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	1x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	1x

Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $218

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