Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 17% 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 57.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37.7% 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 (19%). 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 FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Memory 80.7 1-Core 55 2-Core 106 51% 80.4 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 286 29% 236 Pts	64-Core 275 17% 275 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Lighting 49.3 Reflection 47.2 Parallax 42.5 40% 46.3 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 43.2 Splatting 38.1 33% 40.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 62 16 15 29 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 4.8 Write 16.2 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 52.5 14% 20 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.5 59% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 112%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 335GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 159 161 160 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 188 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 159 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 1.5 292% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160 2x8GB 880 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	40.7% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 14.6 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 10.9 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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