Powerspec 3258

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemPowerspec 3258  (all builds)
MotherboardMSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '19 at 00:17
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$50
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 84.1
2-Core 209
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 393
54% 401 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
63.2% Good
Lighting 78.8
Reflection 86.1
Parallax 76.1
64% 80.3 fps
MRender 81.3
Gravity 75.8
Splatting 69.7
61% 75.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$113
99GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 383 402 433 443 427 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 438
Write 369
Mixed 376
SusWrite 414
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 64.3
4K Mixed 40.8
134% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 325
254% 350 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 124%
240gb Client SSD 240GB
180GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 106 118 116 94 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 142
Write 160
Mixed 161
SusWrite 111
32% 144 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 95.5
4K Mixed 34.8
137% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 132
107% 153 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 62%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72
639GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 6.3 6.7 6.9 12 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
24.6% Poor
Read 76.2
Write 72.7
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 9.3
39% 52.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 24.6%
Great: 57%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
714GB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 119 120 120 121 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 46.8
Write 115
Mixed 108
SusWrite 113
71% 95.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.7
195% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Apacer AP34G1869U1S 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
62.9% Good
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 22.1
62% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 20.9
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 59.3
68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 3258 Builds (Compare 1 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft

System: Powerspec 3258

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 33% - Below average Total price: $550
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