Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 54.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.3% 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 (53^rd 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, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Memory 83.2 1-Core 43.3 2-Core 87 47% 71.2 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 167 20% 157 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180 23,273 User benchmarks, average bench 14% EVGA(3842 1469) 2GB CLim: 850 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.01% Terrible	Lighting 1.13 Reflection 1.15 Parallax 0.38 1% 0.89 fps	MRender 1.52 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 1.61 1% 1.41 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 1.01% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 157 144 138 130 128 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.3% Average	Read 222 Write 191 Mixed 121 SusWrite 140 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 21.1 88% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 28.6 DQ Write 70.9 DQ Mixed 24.6 26% 41.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 237GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 123 122 124 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 130 Write 137 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 123 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 109%
WD WD5000YS-01MPB1 400GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 224GB free Firmware: 07.02E07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 67 67 67 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 67.2 Write 64.2 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 66.1 46% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 6.8 21% 7.43 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7.7 20% 7.03 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	11x
Core2 QuadIntel $90Bench 43%, 5,765 samples	8x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	3x
GeForce GT 440NvidiaBench 4%, 14,286 samples	3x
GTX 560Nvidia $180Bench 14%, 23,273 samples	2x

Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $281

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