Performance Results


Gaming 25% 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.3% 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	62.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (11%). 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 i7-920-$90 69,074 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	67% Good	Memory 93 1-Core 66.6 2-Core 130 61% 96.5 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 340 35% 282 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.3% Below average	Lighting 42.6 Reflection 44.7 Parallax 39.8 35% 42.4 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 34.9 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 285GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 231 237 240 240 241 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	62.9% Good	Read 247 Write 240 Mixed 214 SusWrite 237 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 28.2 96% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 186 143% 194 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 133%
WD Blue 750GB (2008)-$72 4,659 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 316GB free Firmware: 30.04G30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 70 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 71.6 Write 68.6 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 69.8 48% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 52%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 80GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 81 84 65 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 56 Write 53.1 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 73.1 43% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x2GB 38,297 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.5% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 10.5 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 59%

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

Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $390

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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