Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.9% 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	35% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 90.4 2-Core 179 68% 117 Pts	4-Core 315 8-Core 320 42% 318 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 63.4 Reflection 66.6 Parallax 58.8 52% 63 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 53.7 50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10365 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 107 114 112 104 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 200 Write 127 Mixed 124 SusWrite 108 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 29.6 4K Mixed 18.1 61% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 20.2 DQ Write 45.4 DQ Mixed 22.3 20% 29.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 48%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB 9,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 416GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 15 12 20 21 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 63 Write 56.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 15.3 32% 43.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 49%
Apple HDD HTS545050A7E362 500GB 4,646 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 465GB free Firmware: GG2AB990 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 107 106 107 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 106 Write 98.3 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 106 63% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.3% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 12.4 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 11.6 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 35%

Sail boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $474

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