Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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. 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	23.3% 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	72.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 204 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 304 41% 305 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 265-$105 8,934 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B A001) CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Lighting 28.1 Reflection 29.9 Parallax 33.3 23% 30.4 fps	MRender 27.3 Gravity 23.4 Splatting 35.4 24% 28.7 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 118 110 116 96 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 463 Write 248 Mixed 125 SusWrite 119 52% 239 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 27.2 126% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 98 102% 168 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 99%
Toshiba HG6 256GB 4,588 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 238GB free Firmware: JURA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 451 453 460 460 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 422 Mixed 437 SusWrite 448 101% 446 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 45.9 153% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 345 257% 342 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 465GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 61 65 65 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 72.6 Write 74 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 64.2 49% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.8 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 63%

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 35%

Jet ski

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	291x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	204x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	81x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	77x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $750

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