Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 41% Speed boat	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.39% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (48^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 Q9400-$170 24,176 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	49.2% Average	Memory 69.6 1-Core 42.7 2-Core 81.9 42% 64.7 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 168 22% 168 Pts	64-Core 167 10% 167 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT 27,834 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 34A9) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	2.39% Terrible	Lighting 3 Reflection 1.1 Parallax 0.7 2% 1.6 fps	MRender 3.5 Gravity 2 Splatting 2.9 2% 2.8 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.39% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Maxtor STM3160211AS 160GB 1,528 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 48 41 53 34 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	27% Poor	Read 54.6 Write 54.2 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 39.1 33% 44.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 144% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 40%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 45GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 29 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 31.1 Write 25.9 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 28.2 37% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM SDRAM Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	MC Read 6.4 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 5.9 18% 6.3 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 6.8 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 38%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	3x
Pentium E5400Intel $75Bench 36%, 14,795 samples	3x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	2x

GPU
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples	5x
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	2x
GTX 770Nvidia $279Bench 34%, 116,895 samples	2x

SSD
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $25Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	2x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	1x

Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $125

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