Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34% 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	74.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151214
Uptime	17.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '20 at 04:24
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 65.7 1-Core 99.5 2-Core 170 64% 112 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 311 42% 316 Pts	64-Core 357 22% 357 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 1962) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34% Below average	Lighting 43.6 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 39.5 36% 42.9 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 37.2 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 106 181 181 186 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 360 Write 358 Mixed 298 SusWrite 164 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 32.1 112% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 344 261% 351 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 124%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 500GB 4,692 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 457GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 39 37 37 38 38 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	9.67% Terrible	Read 38.5 Write 40.7 Mixed 37 SusWrite 36.5 9% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 5.9 19% 6.03 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 9.67% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 911GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 152 147 144 137 148 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 154 Write 142 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 142 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 2x4GB 402 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	49.2% Average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 11.5 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 101%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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