Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.3% 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	30.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-950-$100 36,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 80.9 2-Core 154 63% 106 Pts	4-Core 284 8-Core 404 43% 344 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E272) 2GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Lighting 37.5 Reflection 39.4 Parallax 49.9 31% 42.3 fps	MRender 35.1 Gravity 36.6 Splatting 28.6 27% 33.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF870400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 97 69 95 121 33 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.8% Below average	Read 247 Write 169 Mixed 102 SusWrite 92.8 34% 153 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 14.3 48% 14.2 MB/s	DQ Read 17.1 DQ Write 0.9 DQ Mixed 4.1 4% 7.37 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 201 200 201 200 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 124 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 198 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Generic USB Flash Disk 8GB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 2.7 0 6.4 3.9 4.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	3.41% Terrible	Read 14.2 Write 8.2 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 3.5 11% 8.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.3 20% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.41% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 20GB 10,519 User benchmarks, average bench 39% null MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.4% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 11.1 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 10.1 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 35%

Jet ski

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $376

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16