Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	38% 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	66.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	68.2% Good	Memory 90.6 1-Core 85.7 2-Core 169 69% 115 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 292 36% 277 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38% Below average	Lighting 49.8 Reflection 46.6 Parallax 41.6 41% 46 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 37.9 33% 40.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar SSD 512GB 1,953 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 448GB free (System drive) Firmware: H190117H SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 216 236 237 238 237 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	66.3% Good	Read 246 Write 239 Mixed 239 SusWrite 215 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 34.1 112% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 186 139% 186 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 124%
External USB3.0 250GB 207 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 48GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 26.4 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 29.8 22% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 7.7 1,323% 7.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 50%
148 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 3GB free, PID 0917 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	5.4% Terrible	Read 15 Write 13.6 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 13.6 20% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.4 18% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.4% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 2x4GB 4,484 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.1% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 14.4 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,018x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	716x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $87

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16