Cyberpower FANG HD8970

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemCyberpower FANG HD8970  (all builds)
MotherboardMicro-Star MS-176K
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130618
Uptime105.1 Days
Run DateApr 24 '17 at 20:33
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-5750M APU
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
52.2% Above average
Memory 82.6
1-Core 56.6
2-Core 95.1
51% 78.1 Pts
4-Core 129
8-Core 135
18% 132 Pts
64-Core 146
9% 146 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8650G
MSI(1462 10EF) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.9001.1001
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
4.85% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 7.81
Parallax 5.72
5% 6.44 fps
MRender 5.33
Gravity 4.2
Splatting 8.26
5% 5.93 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.85%
Great: 19%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
657GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 125
Write 94.9
Mixed 125
87% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.32
98% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ40UG8EFU0-GN-F 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.7% Below average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 11.1
32% 11 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 9.9
23% 8.17 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical FANG HD8970 Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Cyberpower FANG HD8970

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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