Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.8% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3 (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110408
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '20 at 22:27
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 91 2-Core 171 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 323 43% 322 Pts	64-Core 323 20% 323 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.8% Average	Lighting 60.5 Reflection 65.9 Parallax 85.3 49% 70.6 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 53.8 48% 59.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 265GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 13 29 41 49 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 55.3 Write 69 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 36.6 38% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 56%
Maxtor STM3500320AS 500GB 5,105 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 57GB free Firmware: MX15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 59 65 67 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 60.7 Write 8.3 Mixed 25 SusWrite 65 29% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 147GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 54 64 67 68 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 115 Write 112 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 63.9 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 11.9 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 12.5 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 57%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 46%

Yacht

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $517

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