Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.6% 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	56.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Memory 90 1-Core 100 2-Core 196 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 339 45% 336 Pts	64-Core 345 21% 345 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3670) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1555 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 74.9 Parallax 67.4 57% 70.6 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 67.7 Splatting 58.5 54% 66.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: R211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 112 117 108 97 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 388 Write 134 Mixed 181 SusWrite 108 44% 203 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 24.6 92% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 113 93% 133 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 81%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 48GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 163 62 90 60 128 MB/s Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.9% Below average	Read 247 Write 226 Mixed 227 SusWrite 123 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 0.5 64% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 7.8 DQ Mixed 17.5 33% 71.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 92%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 320GB 626 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 34GB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 62 62 62 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 62.4 Write 63.5 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 62.4 43% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.5% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 9 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 10 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	48x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	42x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	35x

Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $280

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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