Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.3% 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)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710HQ 69,536 User benchmarks, average bench 58% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 89.5 2-Core 160 67% 112 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 461 42% 351 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% MSI(1462 1128) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (95^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (42 fps cap detected)	33.3% Below average	Lighting 41.3 Reflection 42.1 Parallax 42.2 34% 41.9 fps	MRender 43.5 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 37.1 33% 40.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 384GB 1,400 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,185 Write 375 Mixed 350 138% 637 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 28.8 103% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 82.5 DQ Mixed 315 202% 237 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 184%
Toshiba HG6 SATA M.2 128GB 5,880 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1GB free Firmware: JUXA0102 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 482 Write 157 Mixed 272 66% 303 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 23.5 109% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 141 129% 205 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 98%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 119GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 82 84 81 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 11.7 Write 57.2 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 81.7 31% 43 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 21% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1KFG/4G MSI16D3LS1KFG/8G 12GB 483 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	41.9% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.2 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 13.3 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 53%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 28%

Raft

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 23%

Surfboard

GPU
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	149x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	126x
GeForce GTX 980MNvidiaBench 39%, 10,379 samples	28x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	64x
HG6 SATA M.2 128GBToshibaBench 76%, 5,880 samples	47x
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	29x

RAM
MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 2x8GBKingstonBench 54%, 4,507 samples	51x
MSI16D3LS1KFG/8G 2x8GBKingstonBench 53%, 1,392 samples	35x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	18x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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