Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 84.5 1-Core 46.6 2-Core 94.8 50% 75.3 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 192 26% 191 Pts	64-Core 189 12% 189 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9300 GS 442 User benchmarks, average bench 1% POV(1ACC 8531) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	0.51% Terrible	Lighting 0.57 Reflection 1.08 Parallax 0.16 0% 0.6 fps	MRender 1.1 Gravity 0.43 Splatting 0.74 1% 0.76 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.51% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 824GB free Firmware: CC43 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 148 Mixed 119 108% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 5.45 4K Mixed 0.84 227% 2.36 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x2GB 45,030 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 3 of 4 slots used 6GB DIMM Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 7.8 MC Mixed 11.4 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 9 22% 7.53 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 19%

Surfboard

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	41x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples	33x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	30x

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $222

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