Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21% 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	56.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2120-$170 77,810 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 68.6 2-Core 156 63% 105 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 223 29% 218 Pts	64-Core 221 14% 221 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 1579) 2.5GB CLim: 732 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 2.5GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 24.9 Reflection 38 Parallax 31.3 20% 31.4 fps	MRender 37.7 Gravity 20.3 Splatting 26 22% 28 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 138 144 141 139 136 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.1% Above average	Read 236 Write 198 Mixed 197 SusWrite 145 44% 194 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 44.2 4K Mixed 26.7 97% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 174 132% 176 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 88%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 105GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 237 243 239 246 245 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	66.1% Good	Read 255 Write 242 Mixed 175 SusWrite 242 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 32.1 103% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 131 116% 175 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDS721075KLA330 750GB-$100 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 530GB free Firmware: GK8OA97A SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 78 79 79 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 78.6 Write 80 Mixed 42 SusWrite 79.2 51% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB 17,809 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.7% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.7 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Pentium G640Intel $30Bench 48%, 3,040 samples	12x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	9x
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	12x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	6x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	1x

SSD
S650 480GBHPBench 78%, 388 samples	2x
PM810 2.5" 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 38%, 4,365 samples	1x
320 Series 120GBIntel $89Bench 40%, 9,651 samples	1x

RAM
KVT8FP-HYC 2x4GBKingstonBench 55%, 733 samples	4x
Ares DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 46%, 561 samples	3x
Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 5,808 samples	2x

Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $30

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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