Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 48.4%, 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	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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (46^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 Q9400-$170 24,176 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Memory 71.7 1-Core 34.8 2-Core 78.1 41% 61.5 Pts	4-Core 157 8-Core 99.3 18% 128 Pts	64-Core 131 8% 131 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 113 128 134 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 113 Write 129 Mixed 36 SusWrite 125 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 82% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 103%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 180GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 80 80 81 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 82.1 Write 77.1 Mixed 52.6 SusWrite 80.7 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 109% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x2GB 45,030 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 3 of 4 slots used 6GB DIMM DDR2 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	17.7% Very poor	MC Read 5.8 MC Write 5.8 MC Mixed 5.5 16% 5.7 GB/s	SC Read 1.8 SC Write 4.1 SC Mixed 5.2 11% 3.7 GB/s	Latency 97.6 41% 97.6 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 52%

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 $20Bench 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) $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