Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 52.8 2-Core 107 54% 82.8 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 211 28% 210 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Sapphire(174B E217) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Lighting 37.3 Reflection 33.7 Parallax 45.5 30% 38.8 fps	MRender 29.2 Gravity 31.2 Splatting 38.3 28% 32.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 28%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 710GB free (System drive) Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 78.9 Write 102 Mixed 89.3 68% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.29 71% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB 0h SDRAM Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	33.5% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.1 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 8.2 21% 7.23 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
Sol id State Dis 256GBSpccBench 49%, 6 samples	2x
Sata III 256GBIntensoBench 67%, 2,573 samples	1x

Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $111

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