Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29% 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	47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	64% Good	Memory 72.8 1-Core 87 2-Core 170 63% 110 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 310 43% 316 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85CD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29% Poor	Lighting 34.8 Reflection 29.3 Parallax 36.7 28% 33.6 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 38.8 Splatting 34.2 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X04c21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 120 64 124 19 28 MB/s Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.4% Average	Read 244 Write 219 Mixed 209 SusWrite 86.6 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 25 85% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 70.9 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 118 93% 125 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 456GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 127 128 128 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 132 Write 128 Mixed 63 SusWrite 126 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 149GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 163 163 163 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 137 Write 146 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 158 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A00LF 9905471-011.A00LF 12GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1067, 1067 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.5% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 9.5 27% 9.53 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 10.5 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 95.1 42% 95.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	116x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	80x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	54x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $155

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16