Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 46.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	15.8% 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 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 above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Duo E8400-$89 68,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Memory 79.8 1-Core 41.9 2-Core 82.2 45% 68 Pts	4-Core 83 8-Core 83.2 11% 83.1 Pts	64-Core 79.8 5% 79.8 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% PwrHis(1787 2010) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.501.1003.0 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 22 Reflection 21.6 Parallax 19.7 18% 21.1 fps	MRender 15.2 Gravity 16.3 Splatting 12.1 12% 14.5 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102M3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 8.4 8.1 7.7 7.3 7.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 44%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 306GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 39 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 42.5 Write 42.8 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 39 29% 39 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	MC Read 8.3 MC Write 6.3 MC Mixed 6.5 20% 7.03 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 6.5 19% 6.7 GB/s	Latency 80.9 50% 80.9 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	20x
Xeon X5470IntelBench 54%, 1,638 samples	16x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	9x

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $161

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