Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 44.8%, 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	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (66^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% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	44.8% Average	Memory 75.5 1-Core 42.9 2-Core 86.4 45% 68.3 Pts	4-Core 86.1 8-Core 85.5 12% 85.8 Pts	64-Core 85.9 5% 85.9 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3160318AS 160GB-$43 15,932 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 55 55 54 57 58 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 85.4 Write 87.9 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 54.6 51% 69 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 58%
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105 18,464 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 34GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 55 56 55 57 58 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 24.4 Write 33.1 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 54.8 25% 33.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x1GB 68,489 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 2 of 4 slots used 2GB DIMM DDR2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	MC Read 7.4 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 5.4 18% 6.47 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 5.3 17% 5.87 GB/s	Latency 89.4 45% 89.4 ns
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 20%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	80x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	68x
Core2 Duo E6550Intel $15Bench 37%, 11,349 samples	57x

GPU
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	54x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	40x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	35x

Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $128

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