| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With 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 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average. |
| 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 | 12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing. |
| OS Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX (all builds) |
| Memory | 8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz |
| Display | 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20170713 |
| Uptime | 3.6 Days |
| Run Date | Mar 09 '18 at 17:27 |
| Run Duration | 89 Seconds |
| Run User | CAN-User |
| Background CPU | 22% |
PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
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57%
Above average
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50% 76.6 Pts
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25% 188 Pts
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11% 181 Pts
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
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64.9%
Good
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82% 109 MB/s
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122% 1.01 MB/s
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80.5%
Excellent
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93% 125 MB/s
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82% 0.79 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
30.2%
Below average
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29% 10.2 GB/s
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20% 6.9 GB/s
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52% 76.8 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
Typical GA-970A-DS3P FX Builds (Compare 425 builds)
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX
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| FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples | 154x |
| FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples | 134x |
| FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples | 28x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples | 76x |
| Radeon RX 560-BAMDBench 20%, 49,289 samples | 29x |
| RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples | 23x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 61% - Good | Total price: $206 |