Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	18.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$100 59,658 User benchmarks, average bench 42% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Memory 79.4 1-Core 35 2-Core 69.5 42% 61.3 Pts	4-Core 135 8-Core 135 18% 135 Pts	64-Core 137 8% 137 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingspec KSD-SA25.7-032MJ 30GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.095.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 21 16 17 16 16 MB/s Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.2% Very poor	Read 218 Write 29.5 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 16.8 17% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 3.7 30% 8.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 27%
Kingston SSDNOW 30GB 495 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 10GB free Firmware: AJXA0202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 44 45 49 48 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 188 Write 58.6 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 47.7 20% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 10.9 40% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 8.5 DQ Write 22.6 DQ Mixed 10.7 10% 13.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 23%
Maxtor 6K040L0 41GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 14GB free Firmware: NAR61HA0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 18 19 19 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 49.8 Write 20.8 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 19.3 21% 28.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 52% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x0.5GB 2,291 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 4 of 4 slots used 2GB DIMM DDR Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 5.7 MC Mixed 5.6 18% 6.33 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 6.6 18% 6.2 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 19%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	55x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	17x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	15x

Value: 43% - Average

Total price: $180

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