Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	97.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD PRO A8-9600 R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G 209 User benchmarks, average bench 44% U4500, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	49.9% Average	Memory 69.1 1-Core 48.9 2-Core 110 47% 75.9 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 165 24% 174 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY70H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 560 470 194 201 200 206 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 897 Write 738 Mixed 606 SusWrite 305 142% 637 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 43.4 4K Mixed 37.5 114% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 164 119% 156 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 259%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 653GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 95 102 101 103 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 101 Write 104 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 99.9 122% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 45%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 14GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 8.9 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	6.33% Terrible	Read 25.3 Write 5.3 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 9.6 13% 12 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 9% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.33% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43BB1-CRC 1x16GB 680 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.3% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 6 MC Mixed 7.9 22% 7.77 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 7.5 17% 6.07 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 48%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

CPU
PRO A10-8770 R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6GAMDBench 42%, 556 samples	37x
PRO A12-8870 R7, 12 COMPUTE CORES 4C+8GAMDBench 44%, 106 samples	10x
Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 Quad-CoreAMDBench 72%, 304 samples	8x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 37,078 samples	36x
RX 550AMD $79Bench 14%, 79,894 samples	4x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	2x

SSD
MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 77%, 2,468 samples	10x
SD8SB8U-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 74%, 4,064 samples	7x
KingFast 256GBBench 71%, 4,532 samples	3x

RAM
M378A5244CB0-CRC 2x4GBSamsungBench 65%, 7,811 samples	7x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 22,600 samples	5x
HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 5,828 samples	3x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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