Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 0% 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	0.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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 Core i5-2450P-$262 222 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450P CPU @ 3.20GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 90.1 2-Core 176 71% 119 Pts	4-Core 315 8-Core 321 42% 318 Pts	64-Core 335 21% 335 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 6600 968 User benchmarks, average bench 0% Gigabyte(1458 3124) 128MB Ram: 128MB, Driver: 309.08 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.32% Terrible	Lighting 0.6 Reflection 0.58 Parallax 0.22 0% 0.47 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.32% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba HDWD105 500GB-$49 9,420 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS1OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 135 135 144 137 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 182 Write 171 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 130 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 104%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 2,440 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 725GB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 31 Write 27.2 Mixed 20 SusWrite 4.5 26% 20.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 50%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 1,445 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 29.9 Write 25.4 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 23.1 33% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 43% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-011.A00LF 1x4GB 1,143 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	MC Read 9.8 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 8.9 27% 9.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 9 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 30%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	56x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	56x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	41x

Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $560

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