Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.1% 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	66.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 141 63% 101 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 434 41% 337 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 3006) 3GB CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Lighting 52.3 Reflection 35.2 Parallax 65.6 43% 51.1 fps	MRender 33.2 Gravity 51.3 Splatting 43.5 35% 42.7 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 290 295 291 286 284 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 375 Write 331 Mixed 178 SusWrite 294 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 28.5 99% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 28.8 DQ Write 92.9 DQ Mixed 34.9 34% 52.2 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 114%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 292GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 92 90 91 90 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 111 Write 112 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 89.9 72% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 83%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 32GB-$5 2,740 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 26GB free, PID 0243 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	Read 127 Write 37.4 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 34.5 73% 64 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GB 4,102 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 18.6 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 51%

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 $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