Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 42% Speed boat	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


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 46%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.63% 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 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 Duo E7400-$130 14,354 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	46% Average	Memory 77 1-Core 44.7 2-Core 90.3 46% 70.7 Pts	4-Core 89.8 8-Core 90.6 12% 90.2 Pts	64-Core 89.9 6% 89.9 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 45%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT 12,718 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(0000 0000) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.63% Terrible	Lighting 1.73 Reflection 3.42 Parallax 0.53 1% 1.9 fps	MRender 3.95 Gravity 1.13 Splatting 2.57 2% 2.55 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.63% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AC01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 59 63 63 62 64 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 91.4 Write 94.6 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 62 56% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 62%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 32GB 4,247 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 26GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.6 9.8 9 9.4 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 30.8 Write 14.2 Mixed 20.9 SusWrite 9.9 23% 19 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.2 152% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 27%
SanDisk Cruzer Micro 2GB 361 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID 5151 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 8.8 8.5 8.7 8.6 9 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	5.24% Terrible	Read 17 Write 6.3 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 8.6 12% 9.65 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.24% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR2 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	21.4% Poor	MC Read 8 MC Write 5.9 MC Mixed 5.9 19% 6.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 6.6 18% 6.43 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.4% 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 37%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Pentium E5300Intel $59Bench 36%, 18,604 samples	34x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	31x
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	30x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	41x
GeForce 9500 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 27,834 samples	34x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	20x

Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $87

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