Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17% 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	44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-950-$100 36,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 83.4 2-Core 162 68% 112 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 399 42% 334 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Asus EAH5870 42 User benchmarks, average bench 19% AMD(1002 0B00) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1046.0 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Lighting 22.5 Reflection 13.6 Parallax 24.6 18% 20.3 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 20.5 Splatting 18.8 14% 17.2 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 21%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 80 89 95 96 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 150 Write 113 Mixed 131 SusWrite 93.1 27% 122 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 26.2 86% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 112 88% 121 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 6 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	22% Poor	MC Read 7 MC Write 6.2 MC Mixed 5.4 18% 6.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 6.6 20% 7.1 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $298

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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