Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


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. 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 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35% 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	35.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 960-$220 16,233 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 44.2 2-Core 115 53% 83.4 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 283 28% 227 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1401) 2GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35% Below average	Lighting 45 Reflection 43.4 Parallax 39.5 37% 42.6 fps	MRender 40.5 Gravity 41 Splatting 35.9 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221 10,770 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2320000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 112 111 113 115 109 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.9% Below average	Read 263 Write 178 Mixed 162 SusWrite 110 40% 179 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 6.5 60% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 21.2 DQ Write 58.1 DQ Mixed 8.8 16% 29.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 84%
Iptime External 1TB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 178GB free Firmware: 2210 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 28.2 Write 27.3 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 27.9 20% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$64 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 119 119 119 121 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 127 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 120 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x4GB 39,448 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	25.8% Poor	MC Read 8.6 MC Write 8.1 MC Mixed 7.6 23% 8.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.1 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 6.4 18% 6.17 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $397

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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16