Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.1% 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	60.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 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 above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 93.1 1-Core 97.2 2-Core 197 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 365 50% 370 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gainward(10B0 1401) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.1% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 44.7 Parallax 44.3 37% 44.8 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 35.9 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 89 89 85 96 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 244 Write 125 Mixed 170 SusWrite 91.1 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 35.3 132% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 94.3 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 100 78% 106 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 627GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 152 151 151 147 153 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 153 Write 159 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 149 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 37,489 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 10.2 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 11 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 35%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	81x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	78x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	96x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	60x

Value: 50% - Average

Total price: $537

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