Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.27% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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	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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (53^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 860-$320 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 78.5 2-Core 143 64% 103 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 304 33% 261 Pts	64-Core 317 20% 317 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640 34,519 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 8A92) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 405 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	6.27% Terrible	Lighting 7.3 Reflection 7.3 Parallax 8.6 6% 7.73 fps	MRender 7.2 Gravity 10 Splatting 8.1 7% 8.43 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.27% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$49 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 142 156 165 182 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 182 Mixed 94.6 SusWrite 158 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 293GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 114 119 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 110 Write 105 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 117 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.1% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 6.5 21% 7.27 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 7.5 20% 7.1 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 31%

Sail boat

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 25%

Surfboard

GPU
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	2x
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	1x
HD 6950AMD $290Bench 19%, 24,657 samples	1x

SSD
850 Evo 120GBSamsung $80Bench 96%, 69,224 samples	1x
HyperX 3K 120GBKingston $100Bench 74%, 46,066 samples	1x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	1x

Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $530

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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