Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.4% 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	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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte G1.Sniper B5
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper B5-CF (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140916
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '18 at 11:54
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 189 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 378 50% 375 Pts	64-Core 379 23% 379 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.4% Average	Lighting 60.5 Reflection 61.4 Parallax 55.2 49% 59.1 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 56.8 Splatting 49.7 47% 58.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 128GB-$40 2,673 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 427 Write 349 Mixed 278 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 36.1 127% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 140 162% 280 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 66GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 153 153 153 152 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 126 Write 119 Mixed 65 SusWrite 152 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 109%
860 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 16GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 4.6 5.6 5 5.5 5.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	2.96% Terrible	Read 7.5 Write 2.8 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5 6% 4.88 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.96% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.9% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 16.8 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 14.6 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	99x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	64x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	37x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	25x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x
18KSF1G72AZ-1G6E1 1315 CT102464BA160B.C16 18KSF1G72AZ-1G6E1 1315 CT102464BA160B.C16 32GBMicronBench 58%, 25 samples	24x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	20x

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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