Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.9% 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	39.4% 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.

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 59.6 2-Core 108 55% 85 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 309 31% 254 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Asus(1043 0460) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.9.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 36.5 Reflection 31 Parallax 44.5 30% 37.3 fps	MRender 29.8 Gravity 30.6 Splatting 37.7 27% 32.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 49 3.1 8.8 21 38 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 396 Write 77.3 Mixed 112 SusWrite 24.5 33% 152 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 27.5 4K Mixed 15.8 62% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 97.2 DQ Write 51.6 DQ Mixed 35.4 37% 61.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 55%
Seagate ST1000NM0011 1TB 6,787 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 930GB free Firmware: PA03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 126 126 125 121 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 117 Write 120 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 125 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 84%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 68GB free Firmware: 3.AFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 53 59 60 59 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 50.5 Write 52.7 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 57.7 37% 49.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 3,080 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.3% Poor	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 7 24% 8.47 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 8 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 55%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	43x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	20x

Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $645

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