Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (57^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 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 68.8 2-Core 119 60% 93.7 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 273 31% 241 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Lighting 67.6 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 65.9 55% 67.3 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 58.9 53% 65 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB-$181 1,826 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 115 112 114 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 300 Write 181 Mixed 212 SusWrite 113 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 29 4K Mixed 22.9 75% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 158 132% 193 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 90%
WD WD1001FALS-00U9B0 1TB 3,876 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 279GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 95 95 96 95 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 94 Write 88.8 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 95 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 12.8 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 10.6 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 45%

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 $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