Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	46.1% 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	64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$20 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70% Very good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 107 2-Core 181 75% 126 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 285 38% 285 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB CLim: 957 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 59.6 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 79.7 49% 69.2 fps	MRender 59.1 Gravity 55.1 Splatting 41.5 41% 51.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 106 106 100 104 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 334 Write 77.8 Mixed 166 SusWrite 110 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 35.4 123% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 133 102% 140 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 73%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 154GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 261 263 258 262 263 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 451 Write 441 Mixed 243 SusWrite 269 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 31.3 126% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 255 218% 322 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 423GB free Firmware: CC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 113 120 117 119 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 116 66% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.7 216% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905584-015.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.5% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 15.6 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 46%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	122x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	80x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	47x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	37x
CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 24GBUnknownBench 60%, 21 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x

Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $494

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16