Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 47.5 2-Core 119 55% 85.7 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 259 29% 228 Pts	64-Core 282 18% 282 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 61.1 57% 66.5 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 55.6 51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 389GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 179 139 73 78 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 342 Write 310 Mixed 310 SusWrite 118 61% 270 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 57 4K Mixed 33.5 112% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 201 156% 214 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 164GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 181 220 279 278 279 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 357 Write 338 Mixed 330 SusWrite 234 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 57.4 4K Mixed 41.3 133% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 210 161% 219 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 124%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 411 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 159GB free, PID 2321 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 77 76 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 52.7 Write 68 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 76.2 83% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 20,667 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	56.3% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 19.1 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 16 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 77%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

Raft

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	309x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	268x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	236x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	90x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	86x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	81x

Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $581

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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