Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.15% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-920-$90 69,074 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 79.9 1-Core 62.3 2-Core 121 54% 87.7 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 318 32% 260 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 14,881 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Sapphire(174B 9230) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	8.15% Terrible	Lighting 11.1 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 3.94 9% 8.42 fps	MRender 8.67 Gravity 8.37 Splatting 6.74 6% 7.92 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.15% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 819GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 160 6333 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2583 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 9347 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2581 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 126 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2583 (C2) HDA temperature 113 109 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	41.7% Average	Read 78.7 Write 67 Mixed 64 52% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.02 4K Write 0.06 4K Mixed 0.26 31% 0.11 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 51%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,977 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 770GB free, PID a207 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 29.4 Write 27.2 Mixed 12.8 28% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.06 4K Write 0.14 4K Mixed 0.08 8% 0.09 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x2GB 45,030 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 3 of 6 slots used 6GB DIMM Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	41.6% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 15.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 11.3 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	5x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 260Nvidia $250Bench 7%, 11,945 samples	2x
GeForce GT 220NvidiaBench 2%, 19,671 samples	1x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	1x

Value: 24% - Poor

Total price: $420

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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