Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	46.9% 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	66.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140603
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '20 at 17:02
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Memory 64 1-Core 104 2-Core 187 66% 118 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 179 24% 179 Pts	64-Core 183 11% 183 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 8038) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.8.2 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.9% Average	Lighting 56.4 Reflection 55.6 Parallax 74 46% 62 fps	MRender 53.3 Gravity 50.3 Splatting 70 49% 57.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 217 207 201 185 170 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 306 Write 290 Mixed 214 SusWrite 200 57% 253 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 21.9 100% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 107 123% 212 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 110%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 93GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 61 63 60 62 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 68 Write 74.7 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 60.8 46% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 51264V160K 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 11.7 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 11.5 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	21x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	14x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	25x
TridentX DDR3 1866 C8 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 946 samples	10x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	8x

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $576

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16