Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	41.2% 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	35.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600S-$235 3,026 User benchmarks, average bench 67% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 77 2-Core 106 57% 89 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 264 30% 236 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 044C) 3GB CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1655 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.8.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Lighting 54.1 Reflection 35.6 Parallax 66.5 44% 52.1 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 52.1 Splatting 44.3 36% 43.2 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 103 31 60 29 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 383 Write 282 Mixed 283 SusWrite 66.8 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 2.5 45% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 14.5 DQ Mixed 28.4 36% 67.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 100%
Excelstor Technology J8160S 160GB 1,310 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 130GB free Firmware: P22OABEA SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 51 53 52 51 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 72.3 Write 52.3 Mixed 42 SusWrite 52.1 40% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.2% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 8.5 26% 9.03 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 7.7 23% 7.9 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	42x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	29x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	24x

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $849

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