Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33% 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	33.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209 19,313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 94.3 1-Core 71.8 2-Core 107 60% 91 Pts	4-Core 144 8-Core 144 19% 144 Pts	64-Core 140 9% 140 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BD) 2GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 34.6 Parallax 40 34% 38.8 fps	MRender 39.7 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 35 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 48 60 64 124 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 430 Write 420 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 117 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 8.4 28% 7.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 364GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 173 173 175 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 188 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 172 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 13GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 19 5.8 9.1 9.3 9.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 15.2 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 12.1 25% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.1 190% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB 2x4GB 926 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 12.2 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 4.9 16% 5.6 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	13x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 49%, 26,466 samples	12x

Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $421

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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