Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.6% 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)
Boot Drive	99.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110726
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '18 at 07:31
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 92.9 1-Core 90.8 2-Core 178 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 352 47% 351 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.6% Below average	Lighting 42.3 Reflection 39 Parallax 34.9 34% 38.8 fps	MRender 36.3 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 33.1 29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 329 333 414 352 206 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 397 Mixed 397 SusWrite 320 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 41.4 145% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 272 228% 330 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 123%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 173 182 197 171 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 157 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 175 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.5 439% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 946GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 32 32 34 28 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 22 Write 21 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 29 18% 24.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 67% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 18.7 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.3% 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 75%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $546

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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