Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 930-$199 19,497 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 68.8 2-Core 135 59% 96.1 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 312 33% 263 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 320B) 2GB CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.5% Poor	Lighting 36.1 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 34.6 29% 36.3 fps	MRender 34.4 Gravity 33.8 Splatting 30.7 27% 33 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 79 86 82 70 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.4% Below average	Read 112 Write 115 Mixed 119 SusWrite 78.7 24% 106 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 20.3 73% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 22.4 DQ Write 84.4 DQ Mixed 28.4 29% 45.1 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 81 88 84 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 92 Write 90.3 Mixed 59 SusWrite 83 60% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 60%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 452GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 100 102 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 97.8 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 100 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x2GB 38,297 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 15.1 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 70%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $244

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