Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.9% 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	78.9% 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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570 104,858 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 97.3 2-Core 193 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 355 42% 327 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 75%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Lighting 25.7 Reflection 24.2 Parallax 31.5 21% 27.1 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 30.5 Splatting 25.6 24% 29.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 21%
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz) 146,665 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 2111) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.8% Terrible	Lighting 1.87 Reflection 1.81 Parallax 1.44 2% 1.7 fps	MRender 3.52 Gravity 1.13 Splatting 3.65 2% 2.77 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.8% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 31 29 31 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 446 Write 384 Mixed 260 SusWrite 56.2 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 40.9 131% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 338 263% 360 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 386GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 131 131 131 131 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 118 Write 114 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 129 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 19.3 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 15.8 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 64%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	41x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	34x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	34x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $624

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