Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 51.8%, 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)
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 Q9550-$161 34,093 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Memory 71.1 1-Core 51 2-Core 98.9 46% 73.7 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 196 26% 192 Pts	64-Core 202 12% 202 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 375A) 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 6.8 Parallax 5.1 4% 5.5 fps	MRender 6.5 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,050 Write 1,487 Mixed 1991 480% 2,176 MB/s	4K Read 188 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 78.3 425% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 396 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 402 285% 365 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Maxtor STM3160212A 160GB 152 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 3GB free Firmware: 3.AAJ SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 64 61 65 66 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 63.7 Write 12.2 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 63.7 33% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 38%

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 above expectations (60^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 7.2 22% 7.53 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 3.5 17% 5.87 GB/s	Latency 98.8 40% 98.8 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	18x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	10x
Core2 Quad Q8400Intel $150Bench 45%, 18,432 samples	10x

GPU
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	7x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x
GeForce 9800 GTNvidiaBench 5%, 19,550 samples	6x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	6x
320 Series 120GBIntel $89Bench 40%, 9,651 samples	5x

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16