Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	47.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

PC Performing as expected (57^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 970-$1,141 4,313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 82.8 2-Core 165 65% 111 Pts	4-Core 326 8-Core 494 51% 410 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDBAK128MAG-1G1 128GB 1,036 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 124 125 131 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 247 Write 131 Mixed 154 SusWrite 129 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 48.3 4K Mixed 12.8 80% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 82.9 81% 131 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 50%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 309GB free Firmware: HPD3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 96 96 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 91.9 Write 101 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 96.7 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 412% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x4GB 28,320 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 6 of 6 slots used 24GB DIMM Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.5% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 14.6 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9.7 25% 8.63 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	38x
GTX 260Nvidia $250Bench 7%, 11,945 samples	20x
GeForce GT 220NvidiaBench 2%, 19,671 samples	16x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	17x
MX500 500GBCrucial $55Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	17x
MKNSSDS2120GB 120GBMushkinBench 65%, 202 samples	15x

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $177

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