Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (48^th 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% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 77.5 1-Core 43.1 2-Core 86.4 45% 69 Pts	4-Core 173 8-Core 174 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 174 11% 174 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT 12,718 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Gigabyte(1458 34BE) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.46% Terrible	Lighting 1.87 Reflection 1.96 Parallax 0.81 2% 1.55 fps	MRender 1.81 Gravity 1.73 Splatting 1.43 1% 1.66 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.46% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: R211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 120 122 120 119 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.4% Above average	Read 244 Write 130 Mixed 167 SusWrite 121 37% 166 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 48.7 4K Mixed 28 102% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 107 94% 140 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	MC Read 7.4 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 6.8 20% 7 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 6.8 19% 6.77 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Yacht

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	7x
Core2 Quad Q8300Intel $115Bench 44%, 20,482 samples	4x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	4x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	3x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	2x

Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $181

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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