Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	29.6% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	47.2% Average	Memory 79.7 1-Core 52.1 2-Core 75.5 47% 69.1 Pts	4-Core 83.1 8-Core 166 15% 124 Pts	64-Core 171 11% 171 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.6% Poor	Lighting 37 Reflection 39.7 Parallax 36.2 30% 37.6 fps	MRender 35.6 Gravity 36.9 Splatting 32.5 28% 35 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 437GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 206 139 130 156 167 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 329 Write 338 Mixed 304 SusWrite 168 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 19.6 4K Mixed 19.1 59% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 57.3 DQ Write 53.9 DQ Mixed 46.7 38% 52.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 862GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.5 1.4 2 1.8 2.2 3.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	44% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.3 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 13.3 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 81.2 49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	69x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	41x

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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