Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	16.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '17 at 21:04
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$100 59,658 User benchmarks, average bench 42% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	41.5% Average	Memory 72 1-Core 28 2-Core 57.4 37% 52.5 Pts	4-Core 65.7 8-Core 76.5 9% 71.1 Pts	64-Core 77.5 5% 77.5 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 5,537 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Nvidia(10DE 079F) 1.2GB CLim: 607 MHz, MLim: 837 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 387.92 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Lighting 18.9 Reflection 29.6 Parallax 21.1 15% 23.2 fps	MRender 32.1 Gravity 15.1 Splatting 22 19% 23.1 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB 14,293 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.11 Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 178 Write 58.9 Mixed 94.1 24% 110 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 11 77% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 26 DQ Write 53.6 DQ Mixed 10.2 16% 29.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 51%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB-$44 9,759 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 157GB free Firmware: GM2OA52A Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 76.2 Write 73.7 Mixed 26.6 43% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.33 86% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	18.4% Very poor	MC Read 7.5 MC Write 4.5 MC Mixed 5.3 16% 5.77 GB/s	SC Read 4.7 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 4.7 14% 4.8 GB/s	Latency 96.9 41% 96.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	62x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	62x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	62x

GPU
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples	140x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	36x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	33x

Value: 50% - Average

Total price: $190

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