Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.2% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65% Good	Memory 85.2 1-Core 69.2 2-Core 127 58% 93.8 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 384 39% 314 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Lighting 28.1 Reflection 29.9 Parallax 33.2 23% 30.4 fps	MRender 26.8 Gravity 22.1 Splatting 35.2 24% 28 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 23%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$54 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 149 130 143 154 163 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 170 Mixed 93 SusWrite 148 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.4% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 14.8 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 12.8 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	48x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	35x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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