Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon L5430 192 User benchmarks, average bench 49% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Memory 74.6 1-Core 43.1 2-Core 85.9 44% 67.9 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 168 22% 168 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel G45/G43 Express Chipset 6,554 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8276) 1.5GB Driver: igdumd32.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2702 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.72% Terrible	Lighting 0.9 Reflection 0.73 Parallax 0.84 1% 0.82 fps	MRender 0.67 Gravity 0.63 Splatting 1.09 1% 0.8 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.72% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 382 Write 331 Mixed 359 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 17.5 85% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 25.2 DQ Write 55.2 DQ Mixed 17.7 20% 32.7 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 103%
WD WD7501AAES-60Z2A0 750GB 1,250 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 130GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 77.4 Write 72.6 Mixed 71.8 56% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.31 102% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 71%
ST1500DL 003-9VT16L 1.5TB 190 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 53GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 64.2 Write 68.3 Mixed 56.9 81% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 0.76 4K Mixed 0.44 42% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x1GB 54,972 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 4 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR2 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 7.3 21% 7.47 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 7.5 20% 7 GB/s	Latency 91.2 44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 28%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	13x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	9x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	8x

GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	9x
G45/G43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 1%, 6,554 samples	7x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

Value: 20% - Very poor

Total price: $309

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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