Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 82.7 1-Core 56.8 2-Core 114 53% 84.4 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 178 26% 192 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 58.4% 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: 471.68 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.82% Terrible	Lighting 4.5 Reflection 4.7 Parallax 5 4% 4.73 fps	MRender 6.3 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 5.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.82% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB 4,026 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 48 49 39 43 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.9% Average	Read 185 Write 205 Mixed 155 SusWrite 45.6 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 30.7 99% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 46 DQ Mixed 28.1 23% 32 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 124GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 105 109 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 96.6 Write 99.4 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 107 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 284GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 53 48 50 43 44 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 70.4 Write 36.3 Mixed 37.6 SusWrite 49.3 36% 48.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.8% Poor	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 8.5 26% 9.07 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 7.4 20% 7.2 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 50%

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	12x
Core2 Quad Q9450Intel $110Bench 49%, 5,335 samples	2x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	2x
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	2x
GeForce GT 430NvidiaBench 3%, 22,369 samples	1x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	3x
850 EVO mSATA 250GBSamsungBench 95%, 4,026 samples	2x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	2x

Value: 50% - Average

Total price: $191

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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