Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.9% 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	59.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 74.7 1-Core 89.9 2-Core 178 65% 114 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 264 35% 262 Pts	64-Core 293 18% 293 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.9% Below average	Lighting 40.7 Reflection 43.2 Parallax 38.8 33% 40.9 fps	MRender 36.2 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 33.9 30% 36.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 2.5 480GB 1,203 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 402GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42059100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 164 199 234 189 178 MB/s Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.2% Above average	Read 240 Write 236 Mixed 209 SusWrite 185 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 44.5 4K Mixed 29.1 100% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 7.9 49% 114 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 178GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 169 186 197 198 200 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 146 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 186 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	45.8% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 14.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 14.1 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 90.9 44% 90.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	3x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	3x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2x

SSD
Q-90 90GBBench 52%, 256 samples	3x
P210 128GBPatriotBench 63%, 1,174 samples	2x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	1x

Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $277

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16