Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.1% 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	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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570 104,858 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 191 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 334 44% 331 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36B9) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.1% Below average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 60.1 Parallax 37.9 32% 45.8 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 37.9 Splatting 33 29% 35.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Fujitsu MHZ2160BH G2 160GB-$80 1,995 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00000009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 52 54 53 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 60.3 Write 59.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 50.3 39% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 34%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$24 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 80GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 98 98 98 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 95.7 Write 98 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 97.1 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 107GB free Firmware: KC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 133 134 133 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 130 Write 126 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 133 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PLEXHDer9.A01LF 2x8GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	57.4% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 17.7 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 16.6 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,002x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	704x

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $87

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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