Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	10.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-920-$90 69,074 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 93.3 1-Core 65.5 2-Core 130 61% 96.3 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 340 34% 276 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% MSI(1462 2610) 1GB CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1075 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Lighting 11.5 Reflection 13.6 Parallax 9.78 9% 11.6 fps	MRender 16.1 Gravity 12 Splatting 15.6 12% 14.6 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 59 40 57 33 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 8.5 Write 5.7 Mixed 40.6 SusWrite 45.9 19% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 62%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 1,303 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 14GB free, PID 2322 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 23 24 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 29 Write 24.9 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 24.6 36% 26.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 53% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 52%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 58GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 7.2 9.7 12 7.7 8.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	9.42% Terrible	Read 32.3 Write 21.5 Mixed 16.9 SusWrite 8.6 24% 19.8 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.2 42% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.42% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x1GB 54,972 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 4 of 6 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 11.3 34% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 10.7 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 28%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples	17x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	13x
Radeon HD 4300ATIBench 1%, 14,988 samples	13x

Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $199

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