Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	48.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-950-$100 36,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 78.4 2-Core 156 53% 117 Pts	4-Core 289 8-Core 442 45% 366 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 54% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5330 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 58.8 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 59.7 48% 60.4 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 54.7 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 355 Write 188 Mixed 236 57% 259 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 16.9 84% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 38.4 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 73.5 56% 73.8 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 48GB free Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 329 Write 188 Mixed 236 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 18.7 88% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 65.9 66% 108 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 124%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 575GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 68.6 Write 62.9 Mixed 67.5 50% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 2.18 4K Mixed 0.32 96% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 51%
GRAID 240GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0000 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 159 Write 117 Mixed 133 103% 136 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 3.84 1,107% 7.02 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 80%

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 35%

Jet ski

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	21x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x

Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $394

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16