Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 51%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.8% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70 18,839 User benchmarks, average bench 45% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	51% Above average	Memory 71.8 1-Core 44 2-Core 88.6 44% 68.1 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 176 24% 176 Pts	64-Core 177 11% 177 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8578) 2GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.8% Below average	Lighting 37.6 Reflection 44.4 Parallax 39.3 31% 40.4 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 36.2 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD5002ABYS-02B1B0 500GB 8,392 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02.03B03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 79 86 75 82 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 98 Write 99 Mixed 56 SusWrite 82.7 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 64%
ST1000LM 035-1RK172 1TB 217 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 818GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 106 123 124 128 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 103 Write 121 Mixed 85.9 SusWrite 122 149% 108 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.2 133% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD38G16002 1x8GB 4,186 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.4% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 6.2 MC Mixed 7 21% 7.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 5.6 17% 5.97 GB/s	Latency 97.4 41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

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