Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.6% 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	98.2% 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 (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 68 1-Core 103 2-Core 209 70% 127 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 399 54% 403 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2877) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Lighting 25.3 Reflection 24 Parallax 34.9 21% 28 fps	MRender 33.3 Gravity 30 Splatting 25 24% 29.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 122 41 39 38 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 443 Mixed 364 SusWrite 113 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 53 181% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 244 214% 320 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 126%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 186 193 197 200 199 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 299GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 88 87 89 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 83.7 Write 64.8 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 89.4 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 105%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 66GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 99 75 67 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 106 Write 116 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 84.4 72% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 15.4 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 60%

Destroyer

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 50%

Yacht

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	83x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	71x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	68x

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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