Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 80.2 1-Core 44.4 2-Core 86.9 47% 70.5 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 148 21% 154 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180 23,273 User benchmarks, average bench 14% EVGA(3842 1461) 1GB CLim: 850 MHz, MLim: 1026 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.59 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Lighting 17.9 Reflection 20.8 Parallax 5.44 15% 14.7 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 18.2 Splatting 21 18% 21.5 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.04V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 64 67 65 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 85.7 Write 82.2 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 62.1 54% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 209% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 560GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 106 111 111 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 107 Write 71 Mixed 33 SusWrite 109 58% 80 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 112%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 74GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 64 68 70 69 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 70 Write 72.3 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 66.5 49% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 11.2 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 8 20% 6.9 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 18%

Surfboard

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	6x
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	2x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	2x

SSD
128GB 128GBIntensoBench 66%, 1,805 samples	2x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	2x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	1x

Value: 24% - Poor

Total price: $518

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