Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 70% 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.6% 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)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). 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 i7-2600-$188 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 79.1 2-Core 151 64% 106 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 354 38% 299 Pts	64-Core 357 22% 357 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Lighting 43.5 Reflection 45 Parallax 44.2 36% 44.2 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 34.1 30% 37 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 807 500 499 496 503 502 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 104 97 105 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 91.1 Write 67.8 Mixed 54 SusWrite 108 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 83%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 154 147 147 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 139 Write 150 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 150 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 87%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB 4,486 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 10GB free, PID 4200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 3 3 3 3 2.9 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	4.11% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 4.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 2.9 6% 6.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.11% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2F4G64CB8HG5N-CG M2F2G64CB88G7N-CG M2F4G64CB8HG5N-CG M2F2G64CB88G7N-CG 12GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.3% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 13.8 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 14.1 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	7x
GTX 560Nvidia $180Bench 14%, 23,273 samples	5x
GeForce GT 545NvidiaBench 6%, 2,995 samples	4x

SSD
PM830 128GBSamsungBench 61%, 13,767 samples	5x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	2x

RAM
M2F4G64CB8HB5N-CG 4x4GBNanyaBench 47%, 228 samples	7x
M2F4G64CB8HG5N-CG 4x4GBNanyaBench 48%, 550 samples	6x
M2F4G64CB8HG5N-CG 2x4GBNanyaBench 49%, 2,386 samples	5x

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $247

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16