Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.14% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 82 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 137 59% 96.5 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 305 36% 281 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 540M 15,328 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 1642) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5946 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	3.14% Terrible	Lighting 3.73 Reflection 4.54 Parallax 1.81 3% 3.36 fps	MRender 5.62 Gravity 4.17 Splatting 2.91 3% 4.23 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.14% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2BA30001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2944 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 94 90 1824 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1292 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9449 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 30 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1272 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 161 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 47 227633594398 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 37830 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 30 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 78862	53.9% Above average	Read 93.1 Write 94.8 Mixed 95.4 71% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.34 86% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ21UE8BFU0-DJ-F Kingston 99U5469-046.A00LF EBJ21UE8BFU0-DJ-F Kingston 99U5469-046.A00LF 12GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 14.4 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 13.9 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	287x
GeForce GT 540MNvidiaBench 3%, 15,328 samples	118x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	2x

RAM
EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F 1x4GBElpidaBench 25%, 6,552 samples	24x
EBJ21UE8BFU0-DJ-F EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F 6GBElpidaBench 40%, 259 samples	21x
EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F 2x4GBElpidaBench 45%, 3,512 samples	16x

Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $299

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