Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.2% 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)
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.

PC Performing above expectations (83^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 Q8400-$150 18,432 User benchmarks, average bench 45% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Memory 77.2 1-Core 38.5 2-Core 77 43% 64.2 Pts	4-Core 149 8-Core 149 20% 149 Pts	64-Core 153 10% 153 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8387) 1.2GB CLim: 742 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 376.54 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	21.2% Poor	Lighting 25.1 Reflection 37.2 Parallax 27.1 20% 29.8 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 20.6 Splatting 25.8 23% 28.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 228 184 186 199 199 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 688GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 120 120 121 121 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 140 Write 134 Mixed 69 SusWrite 119 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 145GB free Firmware: SD81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 94 95 94 96 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 80 Write 12.7 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 93.1 42% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	MC Read 8.5 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6.9 21% 7.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7.7 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 86 46% 86 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 27%

Raft

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	15x
Core2 Quad Q8300Intel $115Bench 44%, 20,482 samples	13x
Core2 Quad Q8400Intel $150Bench 45%, 18,432 samples	13x

Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $335

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