Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.7% 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	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '19 at 15:32
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5450-$195 10,801 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	50.7% Above average	Memory 75 1-Core 43.1 2-Core 86.1 44% 68.1 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 169 21% 161 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 2378) 2GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 44.4 Reflection 44 Parallax 39.5 36% 42.7 fps	MRender 41.6 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 35.7 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 208GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 84 87 85 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 88.7 Write 51.6 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 84.9 50% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 54%
MM1000GBKAL 1TB 175 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 669GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPGC SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 93 58 87 105 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 51.2 Write 35.6 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 83.6 43% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 210% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	21.5% Poor	MC Read 6.9 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6.9 19% 6.77 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 6.6 18% 6.13 GB/s	Latency 90.4 44% 90.4 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 46%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	62x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	62x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	62x

GPU
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples	140x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	36x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	33x

Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $193

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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