Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27% 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	57.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (44^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 Q9550-$161 34,093 User benchmarks, average bench 49% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Memory 75.6 1-Core 51.4 2-Core 64.3 44% 63.8 Pts	4-Core 162 8-Core 199 23% 180 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 3765) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27% Poor	Lighting 30.7 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 36.2 25% 32.2 fps	MRender 41.2 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 33.9 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 229GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 153 168 152 139 145 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.2% Above average	Read 234 Write 240 Mixed 212 SusWrite 152 47% 210 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 29.6 99% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 157 122% 166 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 107%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 64 66 69 68 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 105 Write 63.5 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 64.5 51% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 101%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 171GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 67 78 80 79 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 65.8 Write 56.2 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 76.5 46% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	MC Read 7.6 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 7.5 22% 7.77 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 6.2 16% 5.43 GB/s	Latency 89.1 45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 19%

Surfboard

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	71x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	20x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	11x
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples	10x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	10x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	6x
Fury 120GBHyperX $160Bench 64%, 11,403 samples	6x

Value: 40% - Below average

Total price: $459

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16