Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.1% 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	46.1% 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.

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-920-$90 69,074 User benchmarks, average bench 62% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 69.7 2-Core 125 58% 92.9 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 342 36% 290 Pts	64-Core 337 21% 337 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.1% Below average	Lighting 43.6 Reflection 46.1 Parallax 41.2 36% 43.6 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 41 Splatting 36.2 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900615 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 107 108 105 50 50 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.1% Average	Read 219 Write 212 Mixed 195 SusWrite 86 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 43.1 4K Mixed 26.3 97% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 35.3 DQ Write 68.5 DQ Mixed 35.9 32% 46.6 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 87%
Seagate ST1000NM0011 1TB 6,787 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 772GB free Firmware: PT05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 110 106 52 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 107 Write 119 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 88.9 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 197% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 84%
Generic Flash Disk 2GB 353 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 0GB free, PID 7788 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 11 Write 5 Mixed 7 SusWrite 5.2 9% 7.05 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 4 284% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	20.3% Poor	MC Read 6.5 MC Write 5.6 MC Mixed 5 16% 5.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 7.1 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $177

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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