Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.9% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

PC Performing as expected (46^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 650-$70 42,063 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	52.5% Above average	Memory 69.6 1-Core 84.7 2-Core 129 57% 94.3 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 202 28% 204 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 1375) 2GB CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.9% Below average	Lighting 42.2 Reflection 42 Parallax 37.3 34% 40.5 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 38 Splatting 34.1 30% 37 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 328GB free (System drive) Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 49 46 30 29 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 103 Write 94.3 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 42.8 54% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 60%
Samsung HM250HI 250GB-$50 4,831 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 208GB free Firmware: 2AC101C4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 64 62 64 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 66 Write 32 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 63.1 38% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 47%
Seagate M3 2TB 1,454 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 942GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 27 26 25 25 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 26.3 Write 21.7 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 25.7 18% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.7 183% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 8GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.8% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 14 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 7.9 22% 7.6 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 53%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5 650Intel $70Bench 46%, 42,063 samples	10x

GPU
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	2x
GTX 460Nvidia $203Bench 12%, 31,648 samples	1x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	1x

SSD
Burst 120GBPatriotBench 66%, 15,567 samples	1x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	1x

RAM
8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 2x2GBMicronBench 41%, 1,140 samples	1x
4JTF12864AZ-1G4D1 4x1GBMicronBench 46%, 24 samples	1x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 42%, 3,379 samples	1x

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $70

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