Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.8% 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	90.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 88 1-Core 78.8 2-Core 145 64% 104 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 204 26% 200 Pts	64-Core 202 12% 202 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0470) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1260 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Lighting 65.3 Reflection 70.1 Parallax 85.3 53% 73.6 fps	MRender 61.4 Gravity 57.3 Splatting 43.4 43% 54 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 362 346 449 449 451 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 374 Mixed 325 SusWrite 396 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 34.9 114% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 246 201% 289 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 113%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 61GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 363 345 445 445 446 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 410 Mixed 395 SusWrite 394 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 41.6 133% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 294 233% 327 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 60%

Gunboat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 49%

Yacht

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	107x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	101x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	65x

Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $612

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