Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 54.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.2% 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	75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	54.7% Above average	Memory 72.3 1-Core 78.2 2-Core 154 59% 101 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 370 34% 286 Pts	64-Core 503 31% 503 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.2% Below average	Lighting 40.5 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 49.8 33% 40.2 fps	MRender 57.4 Gravity 26.8 Splatting 40 33% 41.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 137 146 148 146 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 663 Write 196 Mixed 227 SusWrite 147 67% 308 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 19.4 84% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 464 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 310 235% 323 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 147%
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80 7,190 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 38GB free Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 197 166 184 171 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 396 Write 302 Mixed 339 SusWrite 184 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 27.1 89% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 220 177% 244 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 115%
Verbatim STORE N GO 8GB 7,781 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.8 3.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	3.14% Terrible	Read 12.5 Write 0.8 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3.6 5% 4.85 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.14% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 22,760 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 21 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 10.5 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 96.2 42% 96.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 81%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 30%

Sail boat

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

Raft

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	81x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	12x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	176x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 8,569 samples	129x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 4,057 samples	26x

Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $378

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