Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.4% 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	61.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 94.4 2-Core 176 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 335 45% 336 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 5,537 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Nvidia(10DE 079F) 1.2GB CLim: 607 MHz, MLim: 837 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Lighting 19 Reflection 29.3 Parallax 20.9 16% 23.1 fps	MRender 31.6 Gravity 14.9 Splatting 21 18% 22.5 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 247GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 308 332 340 346 343 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 336 Write 338 Mixed 225 SusWrite 321 69% 305 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 24.2 86% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 27.3 DQ Write 58.8 DQ Mixed 9.4 17% 31.8 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 237GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 52 38 14 53 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 83.7 Write 53.7 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 43 43% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 68%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 983GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 121 119 120 119 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 117 Write 125 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 118 152% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B2873FHS-CH9 Kingston 99U5458-002.A00LF M378B2873FHS-CH9 Kingston 99U5458-002.A00LF 6GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1067, 1067, 1067, 1067 MHz 1024, 2048, 1024, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.9% Average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 13.3 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.1 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 42%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	18x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	16x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	12x

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $424

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16