Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	57.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (58^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 930-$199 19,497 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 96.9 1-Core 87.9 2-Core 177 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 446 49% 385 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 71 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 71.2 58% 71.9 fps	Gravity 59.7 Splatting 53.6 50% 56.6 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 649GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 110 115 119 119 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	57.9% Above average	Read 241 Write 230 Mixed 222 SusWrite 114 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 51.7 4K Mixed 38 123% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 37.6 DQ Write 84.2 DQ Mixed 51.6 42% 57.8 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 561GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 112 115 119 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 144 Write 138 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 116 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x2GB 38,297 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.2% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 23.1 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 15.9 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 54%

Yacht

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 43%

Speed boat

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $312

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16