Performance Results

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


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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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 (48^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium E5300-$59 18,604 User benchmarks, average bench 36% LGA775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Memory 72.9 1-Core 37.5 2-Core 75 41% 61.8 Pts	4-Core 74.1 8-Core 74.6 10% 74.3 Pts	64-Core 74.2 5% 74.2 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 43%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 36 38 38 38 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 107 Write 31.9 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 37.9 41% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 74%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 94GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 35 36 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 86 Write 35.1 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 35.6 36% 48.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR2 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	15.9% Very poor	MC Read 6 MC Write 4.1 MC Mixed 4.3 14% 4.8 GB/s	SC Read 4.4 SC Write 3.3 SC Mixed 4.4 12% 4.03 GB/s	Latency 94.9 42% 94.9 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	9x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	6x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	3x

GPU
HD 5850AMDBench 15%, 15,020 samples	6x
GeForce GT 220NvidiaBench 2%, 19,671 samples	3x
GeForce 8600 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 8,099 samples	2x

Value: 36% - Below average

Total price: $170

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