Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 47%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.1% 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 as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 M 540 8,329 User benchmarks, average bench 41% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	47% Average	Memory 65.9 1-Core 75.8 2-Core 130 54% 90.4 Pts	4-Core 164 8-Core 165 22% 165 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz) 99,513 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 0428) 3.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.63% Terrible	Lighting 0.67 Reflection 0.92 Parallax 0.66 0% 0.75 fps	MRender 1.05 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.3 1% 0.95 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.63% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB 10,917 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 220GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV2100Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 209 209 213 210 210 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.1% Above average	Read 220 Write 210 Mixed 203 SusWrite 209 48% 211 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 36.7 4K Mixed 21.7 76% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 179 134% 178 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 80CE M471B5273CH0-CK0 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1067, 1067 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25% Poor	MC Read 8 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 10.3 24% 8.43 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 7.5 20% 7.03 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 25%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 42%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5 M 560Intel $65Bench 41%, 10,722 samples	2x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	2x

SSD
Ultimate SU800 256GBAdata $54Bench 91%, 40,725 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 80CE M471B5273DH0-CH9 8GBUnknownBench 37%, 90 samples	2x

Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $119

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16