Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 47.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	80.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Maximus Formula (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090910
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 11 '21 at 03:01
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 E8500-$110 18,841 User benchmarks, average bench 42% LGA775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	47.4% Average	Memory 80.3 1-Core 45.2 2-Core 89.4 47% 71.6 Pts	4-Core 86.8 8-Core 90.1 12% 88.4 Pts	64-Core 87.5 5% 87.5 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 48%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 233 225 226 224 226 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	80.4% Excellent	Read 257 Write 247 Mixed 231 SusWrite 226 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 46.8 151% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 197 149% 198 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 83GB free Firmware: EXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 137 132 132 132 132 MB/s Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	72.3% Very good	Read 259 Write 220 Mixed 220 SusWrite 148 48% 212 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 39.8 143% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 145 124% 181 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 2048, 1024, 2048, 1024 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	23.1% Poor	MC Read 8.5 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 6.8 21% 7.23 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 7.5 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 46%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	13x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	9x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	5x

GPU
GeForce GTS 450NvidiaBench 7%, 25,436 samples	5x
GTX 950Nvidia $100Bench 26%, 111,509 samples	4x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	4x

SSD
Burst Elite 240GBPatriotBench 68%, 2,182 samples	3x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x
INTENSO 256GBBench 72%, 4,055 samples	2x

Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $100

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