MicroExpress MicroFLEX 37B

Pros

• Killer general performance and pretty good gaming
• Liquid cooling and hot-swap drive bay

Cons

• No FireWire or eSATA
• Case isn't all that pretty (but offers much)

At A Glance

Raw speeds and strong features make the 37B a great budget desktop.

The Specs

Processor
Cache size	8.192 KB
Processor count	1
Processor speed	3584.0 MHz
Processor type	Intel Core i7
Memory
Memory type	DDR3
Memory size	16.0 MB
Memory max	0.032 GB
Storage
Other storage	CompactFlash Memory Stick SD Card SD/MMC Card SDHC Card xD-Picture Card
Drive type	Hard Disk Drive Solid-State Drive
Drive size	1120.0 GB
Storage Media
Compact flash	1
SD card	1
Memory stick	1
XD picture card	1
Expansion slots
Open PCI Express X16 Slots	2.0
Open PCI Express X1 Slots	1.0
Number of PCI-Express x16 slots	3.0
Number of PCI slots	2.0
Number of PCI-Express x1 slots	2.0
Number of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots	3.0
Ports and Connections
SD/MMC Card	1
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC)	1
SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)	1
Included Software
Operating system	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Dimensions
Height	19.7 inches
Depth	20.0 inches
Width	7.8 inches

Performance

Overall Rating
Worldbench Score	172
Worldbench Version	7

Start Up
Start Up	38.3  seconds (lower is better)

Office Productivity
PCMark 7 Productivity Suite	5989  score (higher is better)

Web Performance
Web Performance	19.9  Frames per second (higher is better)

Storage Performance
File Compression	343.4  seconds (lower is better)
Hard Drive File Operations	108.6  seconds (lower is better)

Content Creation
Image Editing	139.8  seconds (lower is better)
Encoding Audio	91.7  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding	133  seconds (lower is better)

Power Usage
Working power usage	11.7  Watt hours
WorldBench Green Score	83
Idle power usage	64.8  Watts

Gaming
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1024x768	97.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050	93.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080	86.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1680x1050	137  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600	51.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1024x768	191.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1920x1080	124.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 2560x1600	83.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600	24.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600	36.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 2560x1600	38.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1024x768	256.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1680x1050	236.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1920x1080	223.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 2560x1600	145.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1024x768	95.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1680x1050	75  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1920x1080	66.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Gaming Score	91