Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 84.7 2-Core 168 68% 114 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 277 39% 286 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.6% Average	Lighting 61.1 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 59.1 50% 62.2 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 53 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 298 343 343 337 202 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 378 Write 354 Mixed 348 SusWrite 309 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 36 120% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 38 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 54.6 46% 64.4 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 123%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 461GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 109 109 111 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 115 Write 110 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 108 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	49.9% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16.1 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 14.4 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	18x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	16x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	12x

Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $431

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