Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.9% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 960-$220 16,233 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 83.2 2-Core 163 65% 110 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 418 46% 362 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 64.7 51% 66.5 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 56.6 51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 36 93 103 113 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 118 Write 107 Mixed 18.9 SusWrite 86.7 60% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 69%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 392GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 103 102 104 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 111 Write 103 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 102 73% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x4GB 154,807 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 6 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	19% Very poor	MC Read 7.2 MC Write 4.3 MC Mixed 4.2 15% 5.23 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 5.8 19% 6.73 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $289

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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