Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	0.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.4% 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 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.

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 73.4 2-Core 153 64% 106 Pts	4-Core 293 8-Core 686 56% 489 Pts	64-Core 1,051 65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% EVGA(3842 1310) 512MB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4192 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.85% Terrible	Lighting 1.03 Reflection 1.5 Parallax 0.44 1% 0.99 fps	MRender 1.33 Gravity 0.77 Splatting 1.04 1% 1.05 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.85% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPEDMD02 2TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 256% 2TB free Firmware: 8DV1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,097 Write 1,375 Mixed 1,209 276% 1,227 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 40 126% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 429 DQ Write 487 DQ Mixed 145 196% 354 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 314%
Nvme INTEL SSDPEDMD02 2TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 256% 2TB free Firmware: 8DV1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,115 Write 1,332 Mixed 1,186 272% 1,211 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 40.2 127% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 457 DQ Mixed 143 181% 319 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 314%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 960GB 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 625GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 918 Write 443 Mixed 570 142% 644 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 17.4 61% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 93.3 103% 178 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 291%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	67.9% Good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 22.1 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 18.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 97%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 29%

Raft

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 35%

Sail boat

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2673 v41stBench 69%, 57 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	1x

RAM
HMA42GR7AFR4N-UH HMA42GR7AFR4N-UH Samsung M393A2G40EB1-CRC Samsung M393A2G40EB1-CRC 64GBHynixBench 99%, 4 samples	1x

Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $149

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