Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	21.5% 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)
Boot Drive	70.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450-$110 5,335 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Memory 74.1 1-Core 38.1 2-Core 76.3 42% 62.8 Pts	4-Core 152 8-Core 153 20% 152 Pts	64-Core 152 9% 152 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 1573) 1.2GB CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 975 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	21.5% Poor	Lighting 25 Reflection 40.7 Parallax 30 20% 31.9 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 22.4 Splatting 26.7 24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$44 14,082 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 233 236 238 239 239 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	70.9% Very good	Read 255 Write 117 Mixed 222 SusWrite 237 47% 208 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 35.5 123% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 166 129% 175 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 128%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$25 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 247GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 116 117 117 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 134 Write 128 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 117 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 69%
Maxtor OneTouch III 60GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 34GB free, PID 7250 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 27 26 26 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 26.3 Write 26.5 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 26.3 33% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 42% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	MC Read 7.1 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 6.4 19% 6.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6 17% 6.07 GB/s	Latency 92.3 43% 92.3 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 14%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	16x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	15x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	11x

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $175