Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.7% 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	69% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

PC Performing as expected (47^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 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 86 1-Core 50.3 2-Core 99.9 51% 78.7 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 198 26% 198 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 254C) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 45 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 56.3 37% 44.6 fps	MRender 30.6 Gravity 41.7 Splatting 39.7 31% 37.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 214 207 212 210 207 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 302 Write 357 Mixed 293 SusWrite 230 67% 296 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 39.5 129% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 36.9 DQ Write 72.9 DQ Mixed 47.1 38% 52.3 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 124%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 52 53 54 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 152 Write 162 Mixed 106 SusWrite 53 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 96%
Seagate ST3160811AS 160GB-$45 4,832 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 49GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 52 52 54 54 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 52.8 Write 52.2 Mixed 38 SusWrite 53 36% 49 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.8% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 12.8 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 9.8 22% 7.83 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 97%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 18%

Surfboard

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	21x
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	15x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	14x

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $180

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