Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% 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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	9.55% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	20.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 860-$339 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% Socket 1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 93.7 1-Core 74.2 2-Core 147 65% 105 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 337 36% 287 Pts	64-Core 339 21% 339 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5870 10,176 User benchmarks, average bench 19% AMD(1002 0B00) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	9.55% Terrible	Lighting 13.3 Reflection 7.31 Parallax 12.1 11% 10.9 fps	MRender 6.29 Gravity 9.97 Splatting 9 7% 8.42 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 9.55% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	20.3% Poor	Read 97 Write 63.8 Mixed 55.7 16% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.98 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 7.72 39% 15.4 MB/s	DQ Read 10.2 DQ Write 29.7 DQ Mixed 7.86 10% 15.9 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 116%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 722GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 95.7 Write 165 Mixed 77.4 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 5.43 4K Mixed 0.6 192% 2.21 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	40.8% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 12.5 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 12.6 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $187

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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