Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 74.5 1-Core 91.1 2-Core 181 66% 116 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 182 24% 179 Pts	64-Core 178 11% 178 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 47.3 Parallax 42.2 36% 44.6 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 37 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 222 235 231 238 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 334 Write 242 Mixed 238 SusWrite 225 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 40.7 152% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 154 142% 221 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 82%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 175 180 185 184 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 168 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 178 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 0622 DDR3-1600 CL9 4GB KHX1600C10D3/4G 0622 DDR3-1600 CL9 4GB 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.8% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 16.9 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 58%

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

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	70x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 19,522 samples	31x

Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $584

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