Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 43.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	20.8% 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	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 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (57^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 Q8200-$49 19,990 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.35 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Memory 69.1 1-Core 33.2 2-Core 64 38% 55.4 Pts	4-Core 111 8-Core 110 15% 111 Pts	64-Core 118 7% 118 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E221) 1GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.6.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Lighting 25.2 Reflection 27.2 Parallax 30.5 20% 27.6 fps	MRender 24 Gravity 20.2 Splatting 32.1 22% 25.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD2500AVVS-61L2B0 250GB 2,518 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 29 30 31 31 32 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 53.8 Write 9.3 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 28.6 20% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 35%
Toshiba MK1234GSX 119GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 81GB free Firmware: AH001D SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 30 30 31 31 32 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 30.8 Mixed 23 SusWrite 29.4 21% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 18%
Samsung D3 Station 1.5TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 101GB free, PID 6123 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 25 25 25 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 25.8 Write 25 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 25 33% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR2 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	MC Read 5.8 MC Write 5.8 MC Mixed 4.9 16% 5.5 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 4.2 14% 4.83 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.6% 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 37%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Pentium E5300Intel $59Bench 36%, 18,604 samples	34x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	31x
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	30x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	41x
GeForce 9500 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 27,834 samples	34x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	20x

Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $87

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