Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16.4% 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	42.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-950-$100 36,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 80 2-Core 153 64% 106 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 360 38% 306 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% AMD(1002 00D0) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Lighting 22 Reflection 15.1 Parallax 19.3 18% 18.8 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 15.2 Splatting 19.7 13% 15.9 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 107 79 106 80 69 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.9% Average	Read 276 Write 189 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 102 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 34.5 4K Mixed 21.4 77% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27.6 DQ Write 55 DQ Mixed 30.6 26% 37.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 88%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 103 106 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 120 Write 109 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 104 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 67%
WD My Book 1140 4TB 1,831 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 29 29 27 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 22.8 Write 30.3 Mixed 22 SusWrite 28.3 36% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.3 66% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 5x4GB 1,432 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 5 of 6 slots used 20GB DIMM Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.1% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 13.1 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 11.1 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 35%

Jet ski

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $380

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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