Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.9% 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	70.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 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.

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$40 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 189 79% 133 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 328 42% 319 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Lighting 46.6 Reflection 45.3 Parallax 40.1 38% 44 fps	MRender 41.1 Gravity 40.7 Splatting 36.5 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 375 414 416 422 411 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 471 Write 275 Mixed 404 SusWrite 400 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 21.3 4K Mixed 13.4 51% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 47.2 95% 189 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 92%
PNY DUO LINK Micro-B 32GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 12GB free, PID 00f4 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 17 24 22 26 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 109 Write 33 Mixed 0.3 SusWrite 21.9 40% 41.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 42% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678-023.A00G 1x8GB 4,415 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	40.4% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.1 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.1 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 41%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	60x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	49x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	42x

Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $272

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