Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	52.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 E8400-$89 68,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Memory 71.4 1-Core 28.9 2-Core 83.5 40% 61.3 Pts	4-Core 79.9 8-Core 85 11% 82.4 Pts	64-Core 85.4 5% 85.4 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB; MSI GTX 1080 Armor CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.9% Above average	Lighting 36.4 Reflection 62.8 Parallax 98.3 30% 65.8 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 136 Splatting 111 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC46 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 36 Write 47.1 Mixed 37.5 30% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 70%
WD Blue 250GB (2008)-$80 11,055 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 16GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 89 95 94 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 89.2 Write 89.5 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 89.8 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 61%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 367GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 79 80 79 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 79.2 Write 41.8 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 79.2 45% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	MC Read 6.8 MC Write 6 MC Mixed 5.7 18% 6.17 GB/s	SC Read 4.2 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 5.8 15% 5.37 GB/s	Latency 98.2 41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 38%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	25x
Pentium E5200Intel $50Bench 36%, 13,848 samples	19x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	14x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	15x
GeForce 9500 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 27,834 samples	13x
Radeon HD 4670ATIBench 4%, 21,442 samples	13x

Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $129

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