Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	51.1% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7700K APU (2014 D.Ka) 11,026 User benchmarks, average bench 45% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Memory 68 1-Core 59.4 2-Core 109 48% 78.9 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 170 23% 172 Pts	64-Core 172 11% 172 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 59.5 52% 64.1 fps	MRender 72.7 Gravity 59.1 Splatting 55.2 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 462 Write 398 Mixed 338 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 41.3 137% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 244 183% 244 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 353GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 115 120 125 121 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 134 Write 138 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 119 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BD160B.C16F CT51264BD160B.C16F 8GB 204 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 14.9 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10.1 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 47%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Speed boat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	135x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	93x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	53x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 29,968 samples	26x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	25x

Value: 43% - Average

Total price: $63

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