Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.7% 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	45% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 93.6 1-Core 69.4 2-Core 140 63% 101 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 412 40% 330 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Lighting 48.4 Reflection 44.5 Parallax 39.7 39% 44.2 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 40.7 Splatting 35.7 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 135 135 138 135 137 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45% Average	Read 267 Write 158 Mixed 161 SusWrite 147 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 32.9 4K Mixed 19.3 78% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 35.9 DQ Write 37.5 DQ Mixed 33.5 26% 35.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 782GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 160 160 160 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 170 Mixed 105 SusWrite 162 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 453GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 81 81 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 82 Write 75.8 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 81.1 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x4GB 1,044 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 18.4 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 12.9 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 52%

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) $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