Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.1% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 860-$339 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 95.7 1-Core 84.4 2-Core 163 70% 114 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 368 38% 308 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% HP(103C 6889) 1.5GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Lighting 18.9 Reflection 24.8 Parallax 25.6 15% 23.1 fps	MRender 31.9 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 22.7 20% 25.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 889GB free (System drive) Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 98 107 116 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 128 Write 120 Mixed 64 SusWrite 96.8 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 76%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 60GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 24 25 24 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 27.4 Write 20.9 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 23.6 32% 23.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 58%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 32GB-$5 2,386 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 25GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 5.7 4.8 14 0.7 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	9.77% Terrible	Read 29.9 Write 12.1 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 8 22% 18 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 61% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.77% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 0, 0, 0, 0 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 13.3 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 11.7 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.9% 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 70%

Battleship

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $231

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