Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.6% 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	91.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B87
Motherboard	MSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190725
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 20:25
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 278 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 900 89% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,044 65% 1,044 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 45.7 Parallax 40.8 39% 44.8 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 42 Splatting 37 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC120G1CS1754D117-551 120GB 2,096 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 291 292 294 293 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 291 Mixed 272 SusWrite 292 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 39.3 146% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 178 162% 246 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 90%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 89GB free Firmware: 05.06H05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 62 62 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 65.6 Write 61.6 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 61.7 44% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 34.4 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 35.3 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 110%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	126x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	118x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	74x

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $443

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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16