Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	41.8% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4870HQ 3,774 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 77 1-Core 79 2-Core 182 64% 113 Pts	4-Core 289 8-Core 420 44% 354 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M 14,160 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Asus(1043 22DA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Lighting 50.8 Reflection 58.2 Parallax 50.6 41% 53.2 fps	MRender 57.4 Gravity 53.4 Splatting 47 42% 52.6 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung MZHPU512HCGL-00005 512GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: UXM6601Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 812 746 653 647 671 644 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 37% Great: 81%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 95GB free Firmware: ACM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 56 51 51 60 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 48.1 Write 69.6 Mixed 44.4 SusWrite 56.3 40% 54.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.4 139% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 4x8GB 1,917 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.2% Good	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 19.5 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 17.9 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 66%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 28%

Raft

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 23%

Surfboard

GPU
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	348x
GeForce GTX 980MNvidiaBench 39%, 10,379 samples	228x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	1x

SSD
XP941 PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 133%, 1,434 samples	126x
SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $223Bench 175%, 7,621 samples	38x
X300s Non-Secure 128GBSanDiskBench 75%, 1,499 samples	36x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	91x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples	68x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	56x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16