Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 48.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	24.8% 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	47.5% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (42^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 Q9400-$170 24,176 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	48.8% Average	Memory 70.6 1-Core 42.8 2-Core 84.6 43% 66 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 164 21% 161 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Sapphire(174B E217) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.8% Poor	Lighting 32.8 Reflection 36.3 Parallax 25.1 27% 31.4 fps	MRender 19.7 Gravity 32 Splatting 24.8 21% 25.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 221 101 71 72 71 MB/s Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.5% Average	Read 222 Write 118 Mixed 158 SusWrite 124 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 23 96% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 25 DQ Write 59.7 DQ Mixed 33.1 28% 39.3 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 94%
Seagate ST3200820AS 200GB 1,565 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 121GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 56 56 57 56 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 51.5 Write 27.5 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 55.9 32% 42.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 41%

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 below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	19.3% Very poor	MC Read 6 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 5.8 17% 6.1 GB/s	SC Read 4.5 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 5.9 16% 5.43 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 17%

Surfboard

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 13%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9450Intel $110Bench 49%, 5,335 samples	5x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	4x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	4x
GeForce GTX 470NvidiaBench 16%, 5,537 samples	2x
GeForce 9600 GTNvidiaBench 4%, 20,826 samples	2x

Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $362

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16