Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	45.8% 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	33.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2300 19,722 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 72 1-Core 79.9 2-Core 156 60% 103 Pts	4-Core 276 8-Core 280 37% 278 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1762 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 56.8 Reflection 58.8 Parallax 53 46% 56.2 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 53 Splatting 47.6 45% 56.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4004RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 81 91 91 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 330 Write 233 Mixed 128 SusWrite 92.5 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 16.7 4K Mixed 12.3 46% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 18.3 DQ Write 18 DQ Mixed 16.7 13% 17.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 428GB free Firmware: SC11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 130 130 133 128 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 136 Write 128 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 130 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 343GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 81 91 91 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 116 Write 112 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 92.8 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-020.A00LF 9905471-001.A00LF 99U5403-067.A00LF 99U5471-012.A00LF 14GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.7% Poor	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 9.2 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 8.7 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 96.8 41% 96.8 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	18x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	16x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	12x

Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $431

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