Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.4% 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	26.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 960-$220 16,233 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 82.5 2-Core 168 67% 113 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 420 43% 348 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% PowerColor(148C 2015) ≥ 4GB CLim: 985 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 24.6 Reflection 30 Parallax 33.4 20% 29.3 fps	MRender 26.8 Gravity 23.3 Splatting 35.2 24% 28.4 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4304RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 90 75 70 71 72 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.4% Poor	Read 212 Write 190 Mixed 117 SusWrite 76.3 33% 149 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 13.3 42% 11.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 548GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 96 79 73 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 123 Write 124 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 80.8 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 70%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 107 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 112 Write 50.4 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 109 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 10GB 21,027 User benchmarks, average bench 31% null MHz 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	35.1% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 10.5 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 11.1 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $397

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16