Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 57.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (50^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 Q9650-$170 16,719 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Memory 84.7 1-Core 44.9 2-Core 90.4 49% 73.3 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 177 24% 178 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% EVGA(3842 2631) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.81% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 6.6 Parallax 1.4 4% 4.2 fps	MRender 6.1 Gravity 5 Splatting 3.8 4% 4.97 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.81% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$22 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900E12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 76 54 39 35 33 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.3% Poor	Read 180 Write 99.8 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 64.8 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 24.6 4K Mixed 9.2 53% 17.4 MB/s	DQ Read 30.3 DQ Write 47.8 DQ Mixed 40.5 30% 39.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 91%
Seagate ST3320820SCE 320GB-$26 1,114 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 23GB free Firmware: 3.ACE SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 61 60 61 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 67.3 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 60.1 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 43%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 28GB free Firmware: JKAOA28A SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 82 81 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 112 Write 115 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 82.2 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM SDRAM Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.2% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 7.6 23% 8.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 7.9 22% 7.6 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Speed boat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Pentium E6500Intel $89Bench 39%, 5,942 samples	2x
Core2 Extreme Q6850IntelBench 47%, 1,078 samples	2x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce GTS 450NvidiaBench 7%, 25,436 samples	2x
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples	2x
HD 5850AMDBench 15%, 15,020 samples	1x

Value: 36% - Below average

Total price: $179

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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