Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.7% 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	84.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Memory 70.4 1-Core 67.1 2-Core 127 53% 88.3 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 279 30% 238 Pts	64-Core 269 17% 269 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.7% Poor	Lighting 37.6 Reflection 39.3 Parallax 35.1 31% 37.3 fps	MRender 31.2 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 32.8 28% 34 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000L1 256GB 671 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5L0QBXV7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 151 145 133 127 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 917 Write 254 Mixed 262 SusWrite 145 86% 395 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 62.8 4K Mixed 13 90% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 408 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 352 248% 319 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 152%
Intel 535 Series 480GB-$180 3,042 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 218GB free Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 180 179 172 179 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 372 Write 270 Mixed 293 SusWrite 171 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 15.7 4K Mixed 17.3 61% 17.7 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 99.3 DQ Mixed 112 96% 143 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 13.2 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 8.7 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	34x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

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