Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.5% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 70.3 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 132 54% 91.2 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 251 39% 281 Pts	64-Core 296 18% 296 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 2261) 3GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.5% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 61.8 38% 46.4 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 45.6 Splatting 38.3 31% 38 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3250620NS 250GB-$45 1,571 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.AEG SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 49 23 33 29 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 64.3 Write 59.7 Mixed 37 SusWrite 36.8 36% 49.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 922GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 119 122 122 120 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 134 Write 112 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 120 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.3 68% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 113%
Toshiba External USB HDD 1TB 574 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 97GB free, PID a004 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 22 24 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 11.8 Write 24.8 Mixed 20 SusWrite 22.3 29% 19.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.1 49% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-024.A00LF 859B BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 99U5471-024.A00LF 859B BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.5% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 12.9 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 47%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	28x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	27x

Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $332

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