Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Tree trunk	Desktop 42% Speed boat	Workstation 0% 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 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.76% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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
Intel Core2 Duo E8500-$110 18,841 User benchmarks, average bench 42% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	46.6% Average	Memory 75.5 1-Core 53.8 2-Core 106 49% 78.6 Pts	4-Core 108 8-Core 95.9 14% 102 Pts	64-Core 103 6% 103 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT 12,718 User benchmarks, average bench 1% XFX(1682 4009) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.76% Terrible	Lighting 0.63 Reflection 0.19 Parallax 0.41 0% 0.41 fps	MRender 3.57 Gravity 0.37 Splatting 0.96 1% 1.63 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.76% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST380021A 80GB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 74GB free Firmware: 3.19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 1.9 1.9 2 1.9 1.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	1.09% Terrible	Read 1.5 Write 1.7 Mixed 1.5 SusWrite 1.9 1% 1.65 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 1.09% Great: 22%
WD WD6400AAVS-00G9B1 640GB 3,696 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 5.9 6.1 3.9 4.4 4.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 48.8 Write 60.4 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 4.6 29% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 48%
Intenso Rainbow Line 8GB 617 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	2.98% Terrible	Read 14.8 Write 0.8 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 0.6 5% 5.13 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 11% 1 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.98% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 6.6 20% 7.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 6 18% 6.17 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	75x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	56x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	38x

GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	23x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	21x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	19x

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