Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.9% 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	54.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	18GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 18GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-920-$90 69,074 User benchmarks, average bench 62% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 64.8 2-Core 130 59% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 326 35% 279 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5850 15,020 User benchmarks, average bench 15% AMD(1002 0B00) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Lighting 22 Reflection 12.7 Parallax 19.9 18% 18.2 fps	MRender 10.8 Gravity 16.3 Splatting 15.6 12% 14.2 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 214 213 211 204 198 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.4% Above average	Read 228 Write 218 Mixed 166 SusWrite 205 46% 204 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 29.7 97% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 31.4 DQ Write 77.9 DQ Mixed 39.7 34% 49.7 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 116%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 387GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 59 58 57 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 95.6 Write 85.1 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 56.9 57% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 85%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 305GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 55 59 58 57 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34% Below average	Read 61.3 Write 58.4 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 56.7 40% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.4 113% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 18GB 8,131 User benchmarks, average bench 42% null MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	41.2% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 15.3 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 11.4 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 33%

Sail boat

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 26%

Raft

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	13x
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples	12x

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $384

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