Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


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 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	40.5% 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	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 (19%). 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
Intel Core i3-2120-$170 77,810 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 90 1-Core 76.4 2-Core 128 62% 98.2 Pts	4-Core 165 8-Core 182 23% 173 Pts	64-Core 202 12% 202 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Lighting 52.9 Reflection 36 Parallax 72.1 43% 53.7 fps	MRender 33.9 Gravity 51.2 Splatting 43.4 35% 42.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 37GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 181 179 183 128 49 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.2% Above average	Read 235 Write 225 Mixed 197 SusWrite 152 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 22.5 82% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 112 104% 161 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 247GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 67 60 45 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 79.5 Write 74 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 65.2 50% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 68%
Multiple Card Reader 16GB 2,333 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 10GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.2 4.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	4.3% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 0.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 4.3 7% 6.95 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 11% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.3% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 8GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	43.5% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 13 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 12.6 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

RAM
M2F4G64CB8HB5N-CG 8GBNanyaBench 49%, 792 samples	58x
M378B5773DH0-CH9 4GBSamsungBench 45%, 800 samples	52x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 8GBSamsungBench 49%, 768 samples	27x

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $280

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