Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.6% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Memory 81 1-Core 42.7 2-Core 83.9 46% 69.2 Pts	4-Core 152 8-Core 157 20% 154 Pts	64-Core 171 11% 171 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B E208) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.6.1 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 32.1 Parallax 60 39% 46.6 fps	MRender 30.3 Gravity 47.3 Splatting 39.9 32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
OCZ ONYX 32GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.7 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 102 Write 66 Mixed 71.2 18% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 7.9 33% 9.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 26%
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 35GB free Firmware: 3.CH SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 62 64 64 66 64 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 43 Write 45.2 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 64.2 33% 45.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 42%
Seagate ST3200822AS 200GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 21GB free Firmware: 3.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 39 Write 38.3 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 42.4 27% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GU512303EP0202 4x2GB 604 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 533 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.7% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 11.5 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 4.9 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 7.7 18% 6.17 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Athlon II X2 260AMDBench 42%, 5,317 samples	10x
Phenom II X6 1035TAMDBench 53%, 2,528 samples	7x
Phenom II X4 820AMDBench 50%, 1,512 samples	6x

RAM
CMD4GX3M2A1600C8 CMD4GX3M2A1600C8 Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 8GBCorsairBench 30%, 22 samples	6x
M378B5673FH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 35%, 3,211 samples	3x
M378B5673EH1-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 38%, 1,085 samples	3x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16