Intel DQ45CB

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	20% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	INTEL_ DQ45CB__
Motherboard	Intel DQ45CB (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20081030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '18 at 18:33
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450-$110 5,335 User benchmarks, average bench 49% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Memory 71.8 1-Core 38 2-Core 76 41% 61.9 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 151 20% 150 Pts	64-Core 150 9% 150 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 327.23 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20% Poor	Lighting 22.8 Reflection 24.2 Parallax 31.4 19% 26.1 fps	MRender 34.7 Gravity 24.1 Splatting 26 23% 28.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 14 36 53 62 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 90.5 Write 61 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 45.5 45% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 70%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 434GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 19 19 19 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 27.8 Mixed 24 SusWrite 19 34% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 58%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 43GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 19 19 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 27.5 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 19.2 34% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 57% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	MC Read 6.5 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 6.3 19% 6.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.5 18% 6.13 GB/s	Latency 97.3 41% 97.3 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 45%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical DQ45CB Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 42%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel DQ45CB

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	4x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	3x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	2x

GPU
Q45/Q43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 16,152 samples	7x
HD 7750AMDBench 8%, 22,655 samples	3x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	2x

SSD
Ultimate SU800 128GBAdata $30Bench 77%, 32,167 samples	3x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	1x
256GB 256GBBench 72%, 219 samples	1x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	8x
5GBUnknownBench 18%, 14,654 samples	4x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	3x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $200

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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