Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.6% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (36^th 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 970 2,539 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 84.5 1-Core 51.5 2-Core 103 52% 79.8 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 204 27% 202 Pts	64-Core 202 12% 202 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2848) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Lighting 32 Reflection 29.8 Parallax 37 26% 32.9 fps	MRender 41.2 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 34 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 575GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 58 47 40 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 148 Write 117 Mixed 59 SusWrite 57.4 70% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 227GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 56 44 32 11 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 34.5 Write 37.5 Mixed 42 SusWrite 36.7 28% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 108%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 96GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 52 50 50 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 41.3 Write 42.3 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 51.1 33% 44.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair VS2GB1333D4 VS2GB1333D4 Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX 12GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.9% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 12.4 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.8 21% 7.2 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	41x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples	24x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	22x

RAM
99U5471-002.A01LF 99U5471-002.A01LF Team--Elite-133300 8GBKingstonBench 26%, 4 samples	3x
M2F4GH64CB8HB6N-CG M2F4GH64CB8HB6N-CG KRE-D3U1600M/8G000 Hynix HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 18GBNanyaBench 27%, 6 samples	3x
DDR3 2000G DDR3 2000G Kingston 9905403-431.A00LF Kingston 9905403-431.A00LF 12GBAdataBench 27%, 9 samples	3x

Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $98

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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