Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 2% 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 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3LR (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20081017
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '17 at 07:17
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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 Quad Q9650-$170 16,719 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	51.2% Above average	Memory 80.7 1-Core 43.2 2-Core 83.6 46% 69.2 Pts	4-Core 130 8-Core 127 17% 129 Pts	64-Core 171 11% 171 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS 3,160 User benchmarks, average bench 4% XFX(1682 2251) 640MB Ram: 640MB, Driver: 335.23 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	4.82% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 7.77 Parallax 2.12 5% 5.3 fps	MRender 6.81 Gravity 4.7 Splatting 5.7 5% 5.74 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.82% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Raid 1 Volume 320GB 389 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 75.1 Write 75.8 Mixed 78.1 58% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.38 92% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 69%
Kingston DataTraveler 101 G2 USB 2.0 16GB-$8 3,010 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 1642 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	5.63% Terrible	Read 20 Write 6.56 Mixed 10.1 13% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.27 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.02 21% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.63% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.7% Poor	MC Read 8.6 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 7.1 21% 7.47 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 6.5 19% 6.5 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	25x
Xeon E5472IntelBench 51%, 771 samples	17x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	13x

GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	18x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	15x
GeForce 9600 GTNvidiaBench 4%, 20,826 samples	6x

Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $189

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