Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.1% 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	55.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon W3520-$230 6,508 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 68.1 2-Core 138 58% 95.4 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 254 35% 258 Pts	64-Core 267 16% 267 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8543) 2GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.1% Below average	Lighting 44 Reflection 41.3 Parallax 38.5 36% 41.2 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 35.5 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 225 184 125 151 132 MB/s Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.6% Above average	Read 247 Write 229 Mixed 225 SusWrite 171 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 43.9 4K Mixed 22.2 87% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 48.5 77% 148 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 100%
Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB-$40 17,642 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 279GB free Firmware: ES2OA70F SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 73 72 74 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 79 Write 79.5 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 72.9 50% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 46%
Apple HDD ST1000LM024 1TB 827 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 869GB free Firmware: 2AR20008 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 72 73 70 73 71 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 98.5 Write 21.8 Mixed 39 SusWrite 69.7 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown ID:00 00 Atermiter ID:80 CE M391B5273DH0-CH9 ID:00 00 Atermiter 46GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 34816 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.5% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 10.8 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

RAM
ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 42GBUnknownBench 37%, 128 samples	22x
ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 46GBUnknownBench 45%, 108 samples	18x
ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 46GBUnknownBench 46%, 280 samples	16x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $258

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16