Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.2% 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	64.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 66.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 218 72% 132 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 396 53% 394 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 63 Reflection 65 Parallax 63.4 51% 63.8 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 60.2 Splatting 51.3 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 444GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 410 Mixed 417 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 45.7 161% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 128 145% 249 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 484 Write 164 Mixed 271 67% 307 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 37.7 4K Mixed 17.3 81% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 24.6 80% 177 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 99GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 411 Mixed 418 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 38.6 154% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 43.4 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 109 97% 138 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FH1 1x8GB 1,167 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 9.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9.2 23% 8.03 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 42%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 48%

Yacht

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	51x

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $612

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16