Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.1% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 81.7 1-Core 45.7 2-Core 92.2 48% 73.2 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 188 25% 188 Pts	64-Core 189 12% 189 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 1376) 2GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 46.7 Reflection 45.8 Parallax 41.3 38% 44.6 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 41.7 Splatting 37.3 32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 160 Write 143 Mixed 152 114% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.24 76% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 130GB free Firmware: KC48 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	63% Good	Read 113 Write 105 Mixed 99.4 80% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 6.55 4K Mixed 0.56 201% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 88%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 1TB 3,837 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 100GB free Firmware: 0302 Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 21.5 Write 21.3 Mixed 21.8 16% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.33 88% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	33.4% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.5 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.3 21% 7.27 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	1x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	1x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce GT 520NvidiaBench 2%, 16,336 samples	1x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	1x
Radeon HD 6450AMDBench 2%, 32,407 samples	1x

SSD
M22AR128SDK 128GBV-gen09sBench 38%, 2 samples	1x
CS90 0 240GB SSDPNYBench 67%, 400 samples	1x

Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $240

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