Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.13% 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.

Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (54^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 Q9400-$170 24,176 User benchmarks, average bench 46% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	51.6% Above average	Memory 77.7 1-Core 38.2 2-Core 76.7 43% 64.2 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 152 20% 151 Pts	64-Core 150 9% 150 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT 20,826 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 34D2) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	4.13% Terrible	Lighting 4.7 Reflection 7.96 Parallax 1.75 4% 4.8 fps	MRender 8.19 Gravity 3.77 Splatting 5.52 5% 5.83 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.13% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD8088AADS-00M2B0 809GB 695 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 30 35 37 46 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 40 Write 65.7 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 36.6 33% 44.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 52%
WD WD8088AADS-00M2B0 809GB 695 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 159GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 46 43 46 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 66.6 Write 57.9 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 44.3 42% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 52%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 581GB free, PID a0a5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 131 105 133 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 141 Write 116 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 129 150% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 71% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	MC Read 8.1 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 6.9 21% 7.23 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.4 18% 6.47 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 27%

Raft

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	15x
Core2 Quad Q8300Intel $115Bench 44%, 20,482 samples	13x
Core2 Quad Q8400Intel $150Bench 45%, 18,432 samples	13x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $323

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