Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.6% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-950-$100 36,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 78.7 2-Core 126 61% 96.9 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 340 35% 284 Pts	64-Core 325 20% 325 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 63 Reflection 74 Parallax 65.7 51% 67.6 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 58.2 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 7,767 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 44 38 57 60 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 18.8 Write 57.7 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 51.1 30% 41.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 70% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 6 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.8% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 10.9 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 9.5 26% 8.97 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 97%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 29%

Raft

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $306

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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