Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.6% 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	71% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 461 61% 457 Pts	64-Core 447 28% 447 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 368F) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Lighting 48 Reflection 45.2 Parallax 44.9 39% 46 fps	MRender 39.7 Gravity 41.4 Splatting 36 32% 39 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 146 149 149 59 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	71% Very good	Read 458 Write 362 Mixed 219 SusWrite 164 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 23.1 119% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 220 149% 180 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 95%
Kingston SNS4151S316G 16GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3GB free Firmware: S9FM01.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 26 26 26 27 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 304 Write 25.5 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 25.8 23% 108 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 18.7 125% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 68.7 DQ Mixed 7 30% 69.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 54%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 187 188 187 187 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 126 Mixed 73 SusWrite 186 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x8GB 7,412 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 24.6 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 90%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	66x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	47x

Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $479

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16