Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 45.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.68% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 9 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Duo E8400-$89 68,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	45.3% Average	Memory 76.6 1-Core 43 2-Core 82.7 45% 67.4 Pts	4-Core 84.9 8-Core 85.1 11% 85 Pts	64-Core 85 5% 85 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Elitegroup(1019 2022) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.68% Terrible	Lighting 0.63 Reflection 1.38 Parallax 0.31 0% 0.78 fps	MRender 2.38 Gravity 0.43 Splatting 1.04 1% 1.29 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.68% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 125 32 99 59 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.1% Average	Read 241 Write 95.5 Mixed 159 SusWrite 101 33% 149 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 22.6 83% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 23.1 DQ Write 55.6 DQ Mixed 28.2 25% 35.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	21.4% Poor	MC Read 7.5 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 6.1 19% 6.73 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 5.6 17% 5.8 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 46%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Jet ski

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	128x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	27x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	25x

GPU
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples	62x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	44x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	25x

Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $137

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