Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-3870 APU-$81 6,332 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	50.7% Above average	Memory 74.9 1-Core 47.3 2-Core 94.2 46% 72.1 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 156 21% 156 Pts	64-Core 145 9% 145 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 66.7 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 68.4 54% 68.1 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 57.3 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD7500AARX-00N0YB0 750GB 1,212 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 51 42 47 51 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 56.8 Write 48.9 Mixed 41.9 SusWrite 45.4 36% 48.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 61%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 425GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 89 90 90 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 81.7 Write 92.5 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 89.8 56% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 51%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 0054 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 11 11 11 12 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	6.42% Terrible	Read 24.5 Write 10.9 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 11.1 17% 14 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 7% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.42% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.9% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 11.8 38% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 8 20% 6.9 GB/s	Latency 90.6 44% 90.6 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	4x
Green 120GB (2016)WD $84Bench 53%, 21,990 samples	2x
M5 Pro 128GBPlextor $130Bench 84%, 4,476 samples	2x

Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $119

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16