Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37% 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	262% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 81 1-Core 148 2-Core 292 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 914 91% 743 Pts	64-Core 1,064 66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37% Below average	Lighting 48.4 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 40.7 39% 45.1 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 37.7 32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB 20,171 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD70H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1229 302 303 306 310 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,231 Write 1,583 Mixed 1,279 SusWrite 461 308% 1,388 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 90.9 313% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,150 DQ Mixed 1,042 791% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 235%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 166GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 297 300 299 299 301 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 498 Mixed 375 SusWrite 317 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 64.5 220% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 371 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 131 134 134 135 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 130 Write 110 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 133 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 33.2 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 33 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 104%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 70%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 64%

Destroyer

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	434x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	233x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	658x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $703

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