Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (52^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 Q9450-$110 5,335 User benchmarks, average bench 49% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 83.5 1-Core 38.3 2-Core 76 45% 65.9 Pts	4-Core 147 8-Core 150 20% 149 Pts	64-Core 149 9% 149 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT 8,099 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 8243) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.41% Terrible	Lighting 1.8 Reflection 2.23 Parallax 0.78 2% 1.6 fps	MRender 1.29 Gravity 1.53 Splatting 1.83 1% 1.55 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.41% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 010G SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 78 70 53 55 78 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	36.9% Below average	Read 229 Write 173 Mixed 169 SusWrite 67.2 36% 160 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 42.5 4K Mixed 13.9 72% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 26.5 DQ Write 83.7 DQ Mixed 16.2 24% 42.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 72%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 861GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 70 53 56 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 69.6 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 399GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 81 99 99 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 88.1 Write 14 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 94.1 45% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x1GB 54,972 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 4 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6.5 20% 7.13 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 6.4 19% 6.53 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 28%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

Jet ski

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	29x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	9x
Core2 Duo E8500Intel $110Bench 42%, 18,841 samples	8x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	7x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	7x
GTX 460 SENvidiaBench 10%, 3,122 samples	6x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x

Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $194

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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