Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.9% 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	28.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 68 2-Core 123 60% 94.3 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 271 30% 236 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% PowerColor(148C 2336) 2GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.4.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Lighting 37.9 Reflection 34 Parallax 48.9 31% 40.3 fps	MRender 29.8 Gravity 31.4 Splatting 39 28% 33.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 36 24 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 300 Write 199 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 46.8 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 14.1 4K Mixed 10.7 42% 12.9 MB/s	DQ Read 14 DQ Write 13.7 DQ Mixed 13.4 10% 13.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 56%
Seagate ST3320311CS 320GB 7,178 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 192GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 61 58 61 61 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 31.8 Write 50.8 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 59.9 31% 42.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 50%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 27GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 58 62 61 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 54 Write 48.3 Mixed 31 SusWrite 60.1 35% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB 7,567 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	45.9% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 15.8 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 11.8 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.9% 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 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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