Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	38.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (59^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 Q9500 5,111 User benchmarks, average bench 48% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Memory 75.9 1-Core 53.9 2-Core 105 49% 78.1 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 208 28% 210 Pts	64-Core 209 13% 209 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 125 123 120 121 168 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	38.2% Below average	Read 178 Write 118 Mixed 114 SusWrite 139 31% 137 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 30.2 4K Mixed 16.8 70% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 31.5 DQ Mixed 28.1 22% 29.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 85%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 544GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 87 89 87 87 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 86.5 Write 100 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 87.9 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 62%

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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 7.4 23% 7.93 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 7 20% 6.93 GB/s	Latency 88.5 45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Speed boat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	12x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	11x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	10x

GPU
GeForce 9600 GTNvidiaBench 4%, 20,826 samples	10x
GTX 550-TiNvidia $250Bench 9%, 54,392 samples	7x
GTX 670Nvidia $435Bench 28%, 47,610 samples	5x

SSD
XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBAdata $82Bench 242%, 74,184 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
MX500 500GBCrucial $45Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	3x

Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16