Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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	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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3520M 19,660 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 80 1-Core 90.4 2-Core 148 64% 106 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 210 27% 205 Pts	64-Core 214 13% 214 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 63%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MK5061GSY 500GB-$57 2,523 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: MC102E SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 58 60 60 61 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 84.5 Write 80.2 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 58.7 45% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 56%
ST932032 5AS 320GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 17GB free, PID 7206 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 23.5 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 25 33% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GB 11,714 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.6 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 16.1 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 80.5 50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples	17x
Core i7-3840QMIntel $549Bench 66%, 3,981 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	11x
NVS 5400MNvidiaBench 4%, 1,652 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	2x
MX500 250GBCrucial $39Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	2x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	8x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	2x
CT102464BF160B.M16 2x8GBCrucialBench 51%, 9,135 samples	2x

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28