Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	54.8% 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	41.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing way below expectations (17^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% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Memory 89.5 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 125 59% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 202 24% 188 Pts	64-Core 197 12% 197 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.8% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 69 Parallax 64.4 57% 67.6 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 64.6 Splatting 57 51% 63.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 85 84 87 82 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	41.4% Average	Read 192 Write 194 Mixed 180 SusWrite 86.1 37% 163 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 23.1 85% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 27.1 DQ Write 75.9 DQ Mixed 33.9 31% 45.6 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 267GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 91 86 88 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 79.3 Write 80.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 88.2 55% 75 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 6 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 10.2 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 33%

Sail boat

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 26%

Raft

SSD
GOODRAM 240GBBench 79%, 8,481 samples	8x
CS900 1TB SSDPNYBench 78%, 7,281 samples	8x
Solid State Disk 512GBSpccBench 71%, 30,264 samples	8x

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $290

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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