Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.8% 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	41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 95.8 2-Core 175 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 438 46% 370 Pts	64-Core 429 27% 429 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 66.8 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 65.9 54% 66.5 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 61.9 Splatting 53.5 50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 93 98 97 95 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 138 Write 118 Mixed 133 SusWrite 96.1 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 21.9 79% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 110 88% 125 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 61%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 206GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 152 58 59 59 60 MB/s Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.9% Above average	Read 243 Write 228 Mixed 196 SusWrite 101 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 23.8 97% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 141 120% 175 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 570GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 158 156 155 163 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 104 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 159 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 13 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 11.9 SC Mixed 11.3 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	28x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	27x

Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $332

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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