Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	20.4% 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	35.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Duo E8500-$110 18,841 User benchmarks, average bench 42% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.95 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	46.6% Average	Memory 80.6 1-Core 50.2 2-Core 75.9 47% 68.9 Pts	4-Core 76.6 8-Core 78.2 10% 77.4 Pts	64-Core 71.7 4% 71.7 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Lighting 22.9 Reflection 26.6 Parallax 32.1 19% 27.2 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 29.8 Splatting 26.2 24% 29.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 21%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 90 106 96 132 134 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	35.1% Below average	Read 158 Write 86.4 Mixed 140 SusWrite 110 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 44.4 4K Mixed 11.8 67% 24.9 MB/s	DQ Read 28.2 DQ Write 82 DQ Mixed 16.2 24% 42.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DRAM Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	MC Read 7.5 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 5.7 19% 6.77 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 3.7 17% 5.97 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Duo E8500Intel $110Bench 42%, 18,841 samples	2x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	2x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	2x

Value: 28% - Poor

Total price: $396

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