Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33% 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	89.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2670QM-$200 51,169 User benchmarks, average bench 56% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 88.4 1-Core 77.2 2-Core 147 64% 104 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 152 23% 169 Pts	64-Core 104 6% 104 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Nvidia(10DE 110C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 353.82 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	33% Below average	Lighting 40.8 Reflection 42.1 Parallax 37.5 33% 40.1 fps	MRender 43.6 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 37.1 32% 40 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 408 347 350 363 344 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 432 Write 408 Mixed 340 SusWrite 371 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 45.6 4K Mixed 31.6 108% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 349 262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 134%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 322GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 103 105 105 105 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 91.9 Write 95.8 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 104 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5469-042.A00LF 830B M2S4G64CB8HD5N-CG 99U5469-042.A00LF 830B M2S4G64CB8HD5N-CG 16GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.1% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 14.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 14.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

GPU
GeForce GTX 570MNvidiaBench 9%, 621 samples	42x
GeForce GTX 560MNvidiaBench 7%, 6,267 samples	16x
GeForce GT 555MNvidiaBench 4%, 4,170 samples	5x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $62Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	3x
Burst 480GBPatriotBench 76%, 16,899 samples	3x

RAM
M2S4G64CB8HG5N-CG 2x4GBNanyaBench 45%, 1,309 samples	6x
M2S4G64CB8HD5N-CG 2x4GBNanyaBench 46%, 571 samples	6x
M2S4G64CB8HD5N-CG 3x4GBNanyaBench 38%, 89 samples	5x

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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