Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550-$161 34,093 User benchmarks, average bench 49% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 79.1 1-Core 41.8 2-Core 83.6 45% 68.2 Pts	4-Core 164 8-Core 165 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.89% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 6.2 Parallax 5 4% 5.27 fps	MRender 6.4 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5.1 4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 256GB 2,366 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: XD0R00Z2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 181 181 160 146 166 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.8% Average	Read 151 Write 197 Mixed 166 SusWrite 168 39% 171 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 27.1 92% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 25 DQ Write 59.7 DQ Mixed 34.1 28% 39.6 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 107%
WD WD1600AAJB-00PVA0 160GB 1,569 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 90GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 66 64 62 60 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 77 Write 64.5 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 62.6 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 188% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 46%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 189GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 73 75 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 72.5 Write 67.1 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 73.8 47% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM SDRAM Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.6% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 6.7 20% 7.07 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 5.8 18% 6.43 GB/s	Latency 82.1 49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

Jet ski

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Pentium E5800Intel $58Bench 37%, 8,890 samples	2x
Core2 Quad Q8400Intel $150Bench 45%, 18,432 samples	2x
Pentium E5300Intel $59Bench 36%, 18,604 samples	1x

GPU
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples	2x
Radeon HD 3870ATIBench 6%, 554 samples	2x
GeForce GTS 250NvidiaBench 7%, 14,881 samples	1x

SSD
Solid State Disk 512GBSpccBench 71%, 30,264 samples	2x
330 Series 180GBIntelBench 69%, 5,848 samples	1x
XPG SX900 128GBAdata $103Bench 68%, 6,500 samples	1x

Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $58

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16