Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.1% 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	57.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 87.4 1-Core 50.1 2-Core 99.5 52% 79 Pts	4-Core 175 8-Core 186 24% 180 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 47 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 40.1 38% 44 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 41 Splatting 37.3 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 288 155 102 81 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 251 Write 316 Mixed 260 SusWrite 155 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 34.6 114% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 32.7 DQ Write 66.6 DQ Mixed 41 34% 46.8 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 134%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 150GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 78 79 79 79 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 81 Write 78.7 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 79 54% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBSR2 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR2 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR2 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR2 16GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.5% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 13.2 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 8.6 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	48x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	40x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples	31x

RAM
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,822 samples	6x
CT51264BA160B.C16F CT51264BA160B.C16F CT51264BA160B.C16F CT51264BA160B.C16F 16GBUnknownBench 37%, 54 samples	6x
XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 47%, 2,501 samples	5x

Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $268

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16