Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8300-$79 2,273 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 118 2-Core 235 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 431 55% 415 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 72.8 Parallax 69.4 58% 70.9 fps	MRender 74.5 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 0.09 34% 47.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 64 62 92 82 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 68.2 Write 71.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 75.6 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 42GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 107 135 118 155 182 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 199 Mixed 87 SusWrite 133 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-4GVR 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 04CD F4-2400C15-4GVR 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	43.8% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 13.4 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 13.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16