Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.3% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7992
Motherboard	MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160826
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '17 at 18:28
Run Duration	84 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (60^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, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 86 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 144 61% 101 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 379 37% 306 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% PowerColor(148C 2374) CLim: 1212 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.8.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Lighting 27.3 Reflection 32 Parallax 34.3 22% 31.2 fps	MRender 31.1 Gravity 25.4 Splatting 35 25% 30.5 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 22%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: JKAO Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 147 147 42984341956 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 105 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 196 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 101 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 105 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 105 (C2) HDA temperature 146 146 240519807017 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 5	42.3% Average	Read 75 Write 72.4 Mixed 64.4 53% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.15 4K Mixed 0.37 89% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD34G16002 2x4GB 841 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 17.1 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 13 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 60%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

SSD
SA400M8240G 240GBKingstonBench 70%, 27,523 samples	13x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	4x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	11x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	4x

Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $189

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