Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.35% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61% Good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 49.4 2-Core 100 52% 79.1 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 199 27% 200 Pts	64-Core 201 12% 201 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS 2,598 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Nvidia(10DE 0438) 256MB Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	2.35% Terrible	Lighting 2.73 Reflection 5.31 Parallax 0.97 2% 3 fps	MRender 2.9 Gravity 1.9 Splatting 4.26 3% 3.02 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.35% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3500620AS 500GB-$145 5,462 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 447GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP24 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 106 77 67457583 (03) Spinup time 94 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 60 60 41339 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 248 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 167732386511 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10102 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 141 (0C) Power cycle count 60 37 41278 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 1039 (BC) Unknown 100 98 4295032854 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 46 622854180 (C2) HDA temperature 36 54 77309411364 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 43 29 67457583 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 248 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 6	47.5% Average	Read 79.6 Write 86.2 Mixed 87.3 64% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 0.95 4K Mixed 0.29 70% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 84GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 72.4 Write 70.4 Mixed 42 76% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.18 56% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 7.4 24% 8.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7 20% 6.87 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 28%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	5x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples	3x
Athlon II X4 640AMD $70Bench 45%, 18,839 samples	2x

SSD
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	2x
XPG SX900 128GBAdata $103Bench 68%, 6,500 samples	1x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	2x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	1x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	1x

Value: 34% - Below average

Total price: $361

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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