Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.3% 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	62% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 86.5 1-Core 50.8 2-Core 94.4 51% 77.2 Pts	4-Core 162 8-Core 179 22% 171 Pts	64-Core 172 11% 172 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1138) 2GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.3% Below average	Lighting 42.5 Reflection 42.2 Parallax 37.6 35% 40.8 fps	MRender 41 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 34 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 36%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA250CM10002 250GB 2,988 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 124 206 228 230 231 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62% Good	Read 248 Write 226 Mixed 224 SusWrite 189 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 50.2 4K Mixed 31.6 109% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 125 100% 141 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GB 3,272 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 667 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.5% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 12.5 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 7.3 18% 6.43 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 83%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

GPU
R9 280XAMD $500Bench 35%, 94,130 samples	4x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	4x
HD 7850AMD $174Bench 19%, 49,592 samples	4x

Value: 25% - Poor

Total price: $621

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