Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 56.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	29.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIKER II EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100128
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '17 at 18:53
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon X3360 631 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Memory 87 1-Core 40.5 2-Core 79 47% 68.8 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 153 21% 154 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8472) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.0 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 24% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 114 Write 87.8 Mixed 93.6 22% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 9.88 63% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 20.2 DQ Write 41.4 DQ Mixed 7.57 12% 23.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 61%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 777GB free Firmware: MX4O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 159 Write 107 Mixed 111 94% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.17 84% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 223GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 88.7 Write 69.4 Mixed 86.1 62% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.31 84% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 76%

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 (56^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	MC Read 7.1 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 5.6 18% 6.37 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7 19% 6.63 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 14%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	10x
Core2 Extreme X9770IntelBench 57%, 522 samples	5x
Core2 Quad Q9450Intel $110Bench 49%, 5,335 samples	3x

Value: 24% - Poor

Total price: $691

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