Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.3% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Memory 74.4 1-Core 106 2-Core 186 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 493 54% 424 Pts	64-Core 552 34% 552 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.3% Average	Lighting 56 Reflection 62.5 Parallax 56.3 46% 58.3 fps	MRender 60.3 Gravity 56 Splatting 49.6 45% 55.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 432GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 126 123 140 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 121 Write 119 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 126 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 32GB 2,787 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 29GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	9.96% Terrible	Read 22.1 Write 14.5 Mixed 15.9 SusWrite 4.2 18% 14.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2 137% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.96% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 20GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 8.6 27% 9.43 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 7.6 22% 7.87 GB/s	Latency 91.5 44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x
DDR3 1600 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 16GBUnknownBench 57%, 60 samples	8x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	8x

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $576

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16