Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.83% 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	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 9 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.

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300-$38 10,428 User benchmarks, average bench 46% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Memory 76.8 1-Core 35.9 2-Core 71.7 42% 61.5 Pts	4-Core 141 8-Core 142 19% 141 Pts	64-Core 140 9% 140 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT 20,826 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 827C) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.44 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	4.83% Terrible	Lighting 5.73 Reflection 8.23 Parallax 1.81 5% 5.26 fps	MRender 9 Gravity 4.03 Splatting 6.04 5% 6.36 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.83% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149 6,960 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 34GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 46 52 46 50 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 49.3 Write 28.5 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 45.1 30% 40.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 43 49 44 49 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 136 Write 139 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 42.1 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	22% Poor	MC Read 7.2 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 6.7 20% 6.87 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 6.6 18% 6.37 GB/s	Latency 86.7 46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 46%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 38%

Jet ski

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Pentium E5700Intel $22Bench 36%, 20,872 samples	103x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	66x
Core2 Quad Q8400Intel $150Bench 45%, 18,432 samples	58x

GPU
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples	145x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	54x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	45x

Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $310

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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