Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.61% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon X5460-$190 10,360 User benchmarks, average bench 52% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Memory 67.8 1-Core 44.2 2-Core 88.3 43% 66.8 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 177 23% 172 Pts	64-Core 167 10% 167 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT 19,550 User benchmarks, average bench 5% BFG(19F1 09BE) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	4.61% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 5.3 Parallax 2.9 6% 5.03 fps	MRender 2.4 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 1.2 3% 3.47 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.61% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD3000BLFS-08YBU0 300GB 753 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.04V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 73 63 80 75 112 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 110 Write 116 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 81.8 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.4 244% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 71%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 757GB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 20 20 21 19 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 30.9 Write 27.9 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 22.7 35% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 141% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	MC Read 7.1 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 6.2 19% 6.67 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 5.5 15% 5.1 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	14x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	5x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	3x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
Savage 960GBHyperX $397Bench 90%, 1,581 samples	3x
PM810 FDE 2.5" 256GBSamsungBench 41%, 516 samples	3x

Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $189

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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