Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.4% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 870-$100 37,228 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 80.1 2-Core 139 64% 103 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 331 36% 284 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3962) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.4% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 42.3 Parallax 41.8 35% 42.3 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 34.6 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 487GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 533 255 257 207 201 181 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
ST14000NM001G-2KJ103 14TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 6TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 129 151 147 165 146 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	16.6% Very poor	Read 150 Write 89.3 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 149 26% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1 5% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2014)-$220 1,278 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 219GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 22 20 22 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 11.9 Write 26 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 24.8 17% 22.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 66% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 118%
Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 394GB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 183 178 187 180 185 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 180 Mixed 81 SusWrite 182 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.7 249% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBSR Kingston K531R8-HYA F3-12800CL9-4GBSR Kingston K531R8-HYA 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.1% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 11.5 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 11 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 40%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 0%

Incomplete

Desktop 0%

Incomplete

Workstation 0%

Incomplete

CPU
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	5x

GPU
R7 240AMDBench 5%, 58,337 samples	1x
GeForce 8400 GSNvidiaBench 1%, 18,254 samples	1x
GeForce 310NvidiaBench 1%, 4,147 samples	1x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 CT51264BD160B.M16F CT51264BD160B.M16F 16GBSamsungBench 41%, 2 samples	2x
RMR1870KC58E9F1333 3x4GBRamaxelBench 33%, 5 samples	1x
16JTF51264AZ-1G4D1 3x4GBMicronBench 37%, 115 samples	1x

Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $100

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