What's the fastest OS for my mom's iMac? (2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo, 3 GB RAM)

She's currently running 10.6.8 with 400GB of free space and it seems very slow. (I've run Repair Permissions in Disk Repair.)

Thank you MichelPM.
(To be honest, I thought this might be a simple question. I thought for each machine there would be an optimum OS.)
Here's the extra info:
Problem description:
Trying to determine the best OS for my mom’s iMac. It seems more sluggish than it need be.
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
    iMac (20-inch, Mid 2007) (Verified)
    iMac - model: iMac7,1
    1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
    3 GB RAM
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM1
            2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
    ATI,RadeonHD2600 - VRAM: 256 MB
        iMac 1680 x 1050
        spdisplays_display_connector
System Software: ℹ️
    Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Time since boot: 11 days 4:36:4
Disk Information: ℹ️
    ST3500418ASQ disk0 : (465.76 GB)
        - (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.76 GB (403.91 GB free)
USB Information: ℹ️
    EPSON EPSON XP-410 Series
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    PIXART USB OPTICAL MOUSE
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    org.samba.winbindd.plist [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [running]    com.epson.ecrp.launcher.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.epson.Epson_Low_Ink_Reminder.launcher.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.epson.esua.launcher.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper [Click for support] [Click for details]
    [not loaded]    jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
    SurplusMeterAgent    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    RescueTime    Application (/Applications/RescueTime.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
    AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin1017277: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 [Click for support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.0 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
    iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        49%    Safari Webpage Preview Fetcher
        23%    WebProcess
         2%    Safari
         2%    mDNSResponder
         2%    WindowServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    2.14 GB    WebProcess
    196 MB    Safari Webpage Preview Fetcher
    149 MB    Safari
    58 MB    WindowServer
    39 MB    PluginProcess
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    45 MB    Free RAM
    1.96 GB    Active RAM
    953 MB    Inactive RAM
    261 MB    Wired RAM
    7.44 GB    Page-ins
    6.48 GB    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Feb 22, 2015, 11:09:56 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2015-02-22-110956_[reda cted].crash

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