Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	33.9% 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	51.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (48^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 Q8400-$150 18,432 User benchmarks, average bench 45% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Memory 75.2 1-Core 35.9 2-Core 75.9 42% 62.3 Pts	4-Core 114 8-Core 146 17% 130 Pts	64-Core 146 9% 146 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% PowerColor(148C 2359) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1475 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.9% Below average	Lighting 42.7 Reflection 48.1 Parallax 51.2 35% 47.3 fps	MRender 48.8 Gravity 37.8 Splatting 34.3 32% 40.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNF256GMCS 256GB 846 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: FSPAN102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 203 210 188 148 125 MB/s Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.9% Above average	Read 230 Write 213 Mixed 223 SusWrite 171 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 29.3 4K Mixed 26.2 76% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 107 100% 154 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 81%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 451GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 79 78 80 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 136 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 78.5 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 184%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	MC Read 7.4 MC Write 6 MC Mixed 5.4 18% 6.27 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 5.9 16% 5.47 GB/s	Latency 89.9 44% 89.9 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 27%

Raft

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	15x
Core2 Quad Q8300Intel $115Bench 44%, 20,482 samples	13x
Core2 Quad Q8400Intel $150Bench 45%, 18,432 samples	13x

Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $334

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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