Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 37% Jet ski	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 45.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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 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.

PC Performing as expected (52^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 Q8200-$49 19,990 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.35 GHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	45.1% Average	Memory 71.2 1-Core 28.7 2-Core 55.8 37% 51.9 Pts	4-Core 113 8-Core 113 15% 113 Pts	64-Core 114 7% 114 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT 8,099 User benchmarks, average bench 2% POV(1ACC 0854) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.85% Terrible	Lighting 2.13 Reflection 4.15 Parallax 0.78 2% 2.36 fps	MRender 3.38 Gravity 1.53 Splatting 2.7 2% 2.54 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.85% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 46 48 50 68 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 23.3 Write 26.5 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 49.9 22% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 59% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 320GB-$29 3,408 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 282GB free Firmware: KC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 50 53 54 69 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 46 Write 37.8 Mixed 34 SusWrite 54 32% 43 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 65%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 462GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 70 69 73 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 77 Write 49.5 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 70.6 46% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	MC Read 6.7 MC Write 5.8 MC Mixed 5.9 18% 6.13 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 6.4 18% 6.13 GB/s	Latency 98.6 41% 98.6 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 38%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	25x
Pentium E5200Intel $50Bench 36%, 13,848 samples	19x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	14x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	15x
GeForce 9500 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 27,834 samples	13x
Radeon HD 4670ATIBench 4%, 21,442 samples	13x

Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $132

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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