Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Tree trunk	Desktop 33% Sail boat	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 53.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.62% 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	3GB 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. 3GB 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.

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

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Memory 74.8 1-Core 47.5 2-Core 95.2 46% 72.5 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 170 24% 178 Pts	64-Core 168 10% 168 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4250 5,806 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 512MB Driver: atiu9p64.dll Ver. 8.723.0.0 Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	0.62% Terrible	Lighting 0.67 Reflection 1.73 Parallax 0.44 0% 0.94 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 0.3 Splatting 1.39 1% 0.9 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.62% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 882GB free (System drive) Firmware: 100. SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 113 14 88 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 108 Write 62.5 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 75.8 59% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 32GB 1,758 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 21GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 6 6.6 6.7 5.9 7.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 29.2 Write 5.5 Mixed 7 SusWrite 6.8 13% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.5 145% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3GB 81,553 User benchmarks, average bench 14% null MHz 2048, 1024 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 6.9 21% 7.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 6.6 17% 5.9 GB/s	Latency 90.7 44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 23%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 18%

Surfboard

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	21x
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	15x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	14x

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $180

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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