Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51.4% 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	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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 83.4 1-Core 91.5 2-Core 188 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 209 28% 207 Pts	64-Core 279 17% 279 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3722) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 62.6 Reflection 65.4 Parallax 60.5 51% 62.8 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 66 Splatting 60.2 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 82 58 83 45 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 114 Write 83.3 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 75.1 62% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 619GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 100 98 97 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 97.8 Write 99.6 Mixed 49 SusWrite 98.9 63% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 61%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 465GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 130 131 130 129 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 129 Write 132 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 130 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 13.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 12.3 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

Raft

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	138x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	131x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	105x

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $364

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16