Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3550S 766 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 86 2-Core 173 66% 113 Pts	4-Core 288 8-Core 308 39% 298 Pts	64-Core 311 19% 311 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.2% Average	Lighting 55.9 Reflection 65.4 Parallax 58.5 46% 59.9 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 58.2 Splatting 51.9 47% 58.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SQF-S25M4-120G-9IG 120GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FMA028 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 85 111 117 125 130 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 375 Write 132 Mixed 147 SusWrite 106 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 12.1 68% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 56.5 DQ Mixed 8.6 26% 58.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 59%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$33 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 376GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 96 97 100 100 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 99.1 Write 98.1 Mixed 53 SusWrite 94.2 63% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$75 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 916GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 126 129 129 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 124 Write 126 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 124 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 859B CT102464BA160B.C16 HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 859B CT102464BA160B.C16 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 17.5 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 17.4 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	14x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	6x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	4x

RAM
F6456U66F1600G 4x2GBUnknownBench 53%, 16 samples	16x
F6456U64F1600G 2x2GBUnknownBench 52%, 21 samples	3x
XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 47%, 628 samples	2x

Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $79

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