Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.2% 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	54.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Memory 79.4 1-Core 34 2-Core 88.6 44% 67.3 Pts	4-Core 162 8-Core 150 21% 156 Pts	64-Core 169 10% 169 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.2% Below average	Lighting 45.7 Reflection 43.4 Parallax 38.3 37% 42.5 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 35.3 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 84 93 91 92 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 344 Write 316 Mixed 259 SusWrite 82.4 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 30.3 106% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 38.1 DQ Write 80.3 DQ Mixed 49.1 40% 55.8 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 126%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 62GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 91 91 93 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 82.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 85.2 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 2048, 2048, 4096 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 11.4 30% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 7.9 18% 6.47 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16