Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	18.7% 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	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 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.

PC Performing as expected (50^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 as expected (55^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Memory 68.8 1-Core 40.9 2-Core 85.3 42% 65 Pts	4-Core 85.3 8-Core 85.6 11% 85.4 Pts	64-Core 85 5% 85 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5870 10,176 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Asus(1043 032E) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 27.1 Reflection 20.6 Parallax 24.7 22% 24.1 fps	MRender 13.9 Gravity 21.2 Splatting 11.2 12% 15.4 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNS4151S316G 16GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM01.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 117 Write 24 Mixed 37 13% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 6.5 68% 17.2 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 15.1 DQ Mixed 1.9 16% 40.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 54%
WD WD800BEKT-66F3T2 80GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 12GB free Firmware: 13.01A13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 55 54 54 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 58.9 Write 57.3 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 54.5 40% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 45%

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 as expected (47^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	MC Read 6.4 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 6.1 18% 6.37 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 6.6 18% 6.33 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 46%

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	55x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	18x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	16x

GPU
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples	14x
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	7x
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples	6x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
Q300 120GBToshibaBench 70%, 1,888 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	6x

Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $189

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16