Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	31.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 above expectations (66^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Memory 83.6 1-Core 42.6 2-Core 96 48% 74.1 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 197 26% 194 Pts	64-Core 194 12% 194 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8490 4,568 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 90B8) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.1001 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ocz-vertex PLUS R2 124GB 517 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 102 101 110 110 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 214 Write 150 Mixed 118 SusWrite 102 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 30.7 4K Mixed 12 53% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 17 DQ Write 30.8 DQ Mixed 12.5 13% 20.1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 38%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 916GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 100 105 101 110 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 171 Write 170 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 103 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.2 251% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 109%

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 (71^st percentile)	27.2% Poor	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 7.7 MC Mixed 8 25% 8.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 8 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Duo E8600Intel $180Bench 44%, 6,109 samples	1x

GPU
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	1x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	1x

Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $260

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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