Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 46.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	15.8% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (60^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 Q9300-$38 10,428 User benchmarks, average bench 46% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	46.5% Average	Memory 69.2 1-Core 35.7 2-Core 71.5 39% 58.8 Pts	4-Core 139 8-Core 143 19% 141 Pts	64-Core 142 9% 142 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Sapphire(174B E244) 1GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 18.4 Parallax 24.8 16% 21.1 fps	MRender 15.1 Gravity 17.8 Splatting 20.6 15% 17.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 85 86 89 90 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 94.8 Write 94.7 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 85.7 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 57%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 348GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 33 Write 24.5 Mixed 23 SusWrite 19.5 32% 25 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 22%
WD 1600BEVExternal 137GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 149GB free, PID 0702 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 20 20 20 20 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	14.8% Very poor	Read 32 Write 21 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 19.4 30% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	20% Poor	MC Read 6.4 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6.1 18% 6.33 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.1 17% 5.93 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

Jet ski

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	29x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	9x
Core2 Duo E8500Intel $110Bench 42%, 18,841 samples	8x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	7x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	7x
GTX 460 SENvidiaBench 10%, 3,122 samples	6x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x

Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $190

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