Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.3% 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	54% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 101 2-Core 199 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 384 51% 383 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 63.2 57% 67.9 fps	MRender 73.1 Gravity 66.1 Splatting 55 52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500120G 120GB 4,749 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 003056RI SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 79 67 71 69 71 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54% Above average	Read 231 Write 237 Mixed 215 SusWrite 81.8 43% 191 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 31.3 102% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 99 96% 152 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 337GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 98 98 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 102 Write 91.2 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 97.1 63% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	55% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 17.3 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 60%

Gunboat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 49%

Yacht

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	107x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	101x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	65x

Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $612

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