Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3960X 4,885 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 103 2-Core 203 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 644 64% 523 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 227 123 69 66 63 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.7% Average	Read 191 Write 131 Mixed 117 SusWrite 125 32% 141 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 40.1 4K Mixed 26.2 79% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 146 109% 146 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 119%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 115GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1582 1122 779 775 775 775 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,808 Write 1,462 Mixed 1,441 SusWrite 968 318% 1,420 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 52.2 176% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 460 DQ Mixed 601 440% 580 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 336 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 48.5 MC Write 48.6 MC Mixed 43.4 134% 46.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13.9 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 45%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 39%

Jet ski

RAM
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 57%, 2,734 samples	8x
16G-D3-2133-M 2x8GBUnknownBench 45%, 39 samples	6x
Vengeance DDR3 4x4GBCorsairBench 64%, 1,012 samples	5x

Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $397

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