Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	39.6% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5430 1,961 User benchmarks, average bench 48% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 72.1 1-Core 48.7 2-Core 97.1 46% 72.6 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 192 26% 193 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 3006) 3GB CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Lighting 51.6 Reflection 34.8 Parallax 69.8 42% 52.1 fps	MRender 32.6 Gravity 50.7 Splatting 43.1 35% 42.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 39%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
RAID0 640GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 192 Mixed 168 134% 178 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 4.11 4K Mixed 0.67 176% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	25% Poor	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 7.4 23% 8.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 8 22% 7.57 GB/s	Latency 96.5 41% 96.5 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	13x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	9x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	8x

GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	9x
G45/G43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 1%, 6,554 samples	7x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

Value: 20% - Very poor

Total price: $309