Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 54%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.5% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 Q9550-$161 34,093 User benchmarks, average bench 49% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	54% Above average	Memory 81.3 1-Core 40.8 2-Core 79.2 45% 67.1 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 160 21% 159 Pts	64-Core 160 10% 160 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B 186B) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Lighting 27.4 Reflection 21.7 Parallax 24 22% 24.4 fps	MRender 21.5 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 27.8 20% 23.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 48 40 48 52 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 61 Write 51.7 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 44.5 41% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 69%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 199GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 91 91 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 83.5 Write 79.2 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 90.7 59% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x1GB 54,972 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 4 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR2 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 7.1 22% 7.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 6.8 19% 6.63 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 28%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	26x
Core2 Duo E7600Intel $191Bench 40%, 4,159 samples	7x
Core2 Quad Q8400Intel $150Bench 45%, 18,432 samples	6x

GPU
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	7x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	7x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	6x

Value: 50% - 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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16