Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.5% 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	39% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-950-$100 36,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 80.4 2-Core 160 64% 108 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 381 44% 342 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% HP(103C 6617) 3GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.5% Poor	Lighting 35.6 Reflection 30 Parallax 45.2 29% 36.9 fps	MRender 26.1 Gravity 35.4 Splatting 20.2 22% 27.2 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 123 118 127 115 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39% Below average	Read 280 Write 126 Mixed 194 SusWrite 117 40% 179 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 13.2 63% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 20.3 DQ Write 61.2 DQ Mixed 15.3 19% 32.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 103 108 106 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 118 Write 113 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 106 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 69%
JMicron Generic 160GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 66GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 70 72 71 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 84.3 Write 92.7 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 71.2 97% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 6 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	20.9% Poor	MC Read 6.8 MC Write 5.7 MC Mixed 5.3 17% 5.93 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 7.2 22% 7.63 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 35%

Jet ski

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $376

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