Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.4% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon W3550 7,649 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1366-pin LGA, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 75.4 2-Core 106 59% 90.6 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 345 35% 284 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.4% Below average	Lighting 37.5 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 36.3 31% 34.7 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 37.2 Splatting 35.9 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MG03ACA200 2TB 1,166 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 955GB free (System drive) Firmware: NS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 98 126 129 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 134 Write 95.8 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 117 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 91%
USB DISK Pro 16GB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID 4223 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6.2 7.3 6.6 6 6.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	4.54% Terrible	Read 15 Write 4.3 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 6.4 8% 6.87 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.54% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 9.7 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.8 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

SSD
830 256GBSamsung $261Bench 72%, 25,763 samples	1x
SSD370S 128GBTranscend $70Bench 74%, 10,510 samples	1x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	1x

Value: 5% - Terrible

Total price: $261

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