Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 42% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.23% 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	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.

PC Performing above expectations (65^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% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Memory 81.1 1-Core 42.5 2-Core 79.8 46% 67.8 Pts	4-Core 82.8 8-Core 82.2 11% 82.5 Pts	64-Core 83.6 5% 83.6 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 310 4,147 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(1B0A 9060) 512MB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4192 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.23% Terrible	Lighting 1.37 Reflection 2.65 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.51 fps	MRender 3 Gravity 0.3 Splatting 2 2% 1.77 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.23% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 427GB free Firmware: 12.0 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 77.9 Write 70.3 Mixed 72.7 56% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 2.48 4K Mixed 0.43 120% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 51%
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$32 16,844 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.CH Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 51.8 Write 53.2 Mixed 49.4 39% 51.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.28 69% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DRAM Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	21% Poor	MC Read 7 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 5.3 18% 6.3 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 5.9 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 15%

Surfboard

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 12%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	6x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	5x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	4x

Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $399

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