Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-2430M CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.1% Above average	Memory 72.8 1-Core 74.9 2-Core 124 55% 90.5 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 181 24% 183 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 540M 15,328 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Acer(1025 0505) 1GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9135 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	3.15% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 6.8 Parallax 1.9 3% 4.17 fps	MRender 5.2 Gravity 4.1 Splatting 3.1 3% 4.13 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.15% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
R3SL60G 60GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0114 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 85 93 84 94 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 374 Write 164 Mixed 242 SusWrite 105 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 13.2 69% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 111 111% 172 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG Kingston 99U5428-040.A01G 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	48.8% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 16.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.9 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 95 42% 95 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	437x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	133x
GeForce GT 540MNvidiaBench 3%, 15,328 samples	71x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	49x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	24x
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	18x

RAM
NT2GC64B88B0NS-CG 2x2GBNanyaBench 31%, 6,518 samples	36x
NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG 1x4GBNanyaBench 23%, 4,045 samples	33x
ACR512X64D3S13C9G 1x4GBKingstonBench 23%, 1,571 samples	27x

Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $253

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