Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.8% 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	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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Hp-pavilion BK169AA-ABA HPE-210f (all builds)
Motherboard	FOXCONN ALOE
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1824 x 1014 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100122
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '19 at 07:17
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.4% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 43.2 2-Core 88.5 46% 70.3 Pts	4-Core 173 8-Core 174 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 172 11% 172 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 66.8 Reflection 71.4 Parallax 68.9 54% 69 fps	MRender 74.7 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 56.7 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 763GB free (System drive) Firmware: ST6OA39H SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 96 101 88 91 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 108 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 96.1 68% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 1333 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.2% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 11.3 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 7.9 20% 6.9 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 72%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X4 945AMDBench 51%, 12,746 samples	7x

SSD
MX500 2TBCrucial $146Bench 108%, 44,787 samples	1x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	1x

RAM
EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 4x2GBElpidaBench 40%, 1,380 samples	2x
CT51264BD160B.C16F CT51264BD160B.C16F CT51264BD160B.C16F CT51264BD160B.C16F 16GBUnknownBench 37%, 64 samples	2x
M378B5673EH1-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 38%, 1,085 samples	1x

Value: 50% - Average

Total price: $146

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