Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 49.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	21.4% 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	49.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.

Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (42^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 Q9650-$170 16,719 User benchmarks, average bench 51% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	49.5% Average	Memory 74 1-Core 42.6 2-Core 82.5 44% 66.4 Pts	4-Core 144 8-Core 166 20% 155 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 36D1) Ram: 2GB, Driver: 341.44 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 23.4 Reflection 17.2 Parallax 20.6 19% 20.4 fps	MRender 25.7 Gravity 21 Splatting 43.4 26% 30 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BF180A5L 180GB 1,596 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: LTVi SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 118 130 147 145 141 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.4% Average	Read 198 Write 158 Mixed 150 SusWrite 137 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 24.1 84% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 87.2 85% 136 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 81%
SHEEVA 1.5TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 440GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 123 127 138 140 137 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53.1% Above average	Read 51.2 Write 145 Mixed 82.6 SusWrite 133 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 84%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 247GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 73 78 84 86 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 84.1 Write 85 Mixed 56.4 SusWrite 81.1 56% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 10GB 21,027 User benchmarks, average bench 31% null MHz 4096, 1024, 4096, 1024 MB Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.9% Poor	MC Read 8.2 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 6.6 20% 7.13 GB/s	SC Read 4.9 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 5.8 15% 5.37 GB/s	Latency 92.6 43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 35%

Sail boat

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 25%

Raft

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	16x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	8x
Core2 Extreme X9650Intel $850Bench 53%, 3,122 samples	7x

Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $304

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