Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 Q9400-$170 24,176 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.1% Above average	Memory 72.7 1-Core 47.3 2-Core 95.2 46% 71.7 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 182 25% 184 Pts	64-Core 188 12% 188 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 3549) 2GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.18% Terrible	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 3.12 Parallax 2.03 2% 2.62 fps	MRender 3.1 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 2.3 2% 2.67 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.18% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT07B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 124 125 122 128 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.3% Average	Read 239 Write 133 Mixed 113 SusWrite 123 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 19.1 96% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 25.1 DQ Write 92.3 DQ Mixed 19.6 26% 45.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 73%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 410GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 102 106 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 109 Write 99.7 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 105 71% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 62%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 508GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 106 108 107 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 108 Write 110 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 108 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x2GB 45,030 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 3 of 4 slots used 6GB DIMM Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	22.4% Poor	MC Read 6.9 MC Write 7.8 MC Mixed 6.5 20% 7.07 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 6.6 20% 7 GB/s	Latency 95.2 42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	4x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	2x
Core2 Duo E8600Intel $180Bench 44%, 6,109 samples	1x

Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $501

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