Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.5% 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	48.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 870-$100 37,228 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 93.7 1-Core 86.2 2-Core 157 68% 112 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 370 39% 314 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.5% Poor	Lighting 36.2 Reflection 35.3 Parallax 43.6 30% 38.4 fps	MRender 30.8 Gravity 32.1 Splatting 24.9 24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 250GB SSD 2,686 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900615 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 121 114 81 85 54 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.6% Average	Read 238 Write 224 Mixed 209 SusWrite 100 43% 193 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 46.7 4K Mixed 21.4 81% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 160 127% 175 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 473GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 167 168 168 168 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 148 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 167 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	41.5% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 12.5 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 12.3 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5 650Intel $70Bench 46%, 42,063 samples	3x
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	3x

GPU
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples	2x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	1x
R9 270XAMD $199Bench 27%, 77,943 samples	1x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	3x
EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 4x2GBFE02FE02Bench 38%, 699 samples	1x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 4x2GBCE80CE80Bench 36%, 91 samples	1x

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $70

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