Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.4% 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	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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Crosshair IV Extreme (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20100813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 22:08
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240 23,506 User benchmarks, average bench 57% AM3, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 82.9 1-Core 52.9 2-Core 97.1 51% 77.6 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 242 27% 212 Pts	64-Core 282 18% 282 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% XFX(1682 3101) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Lighting 23.2 Reflection 16.2 Parallax 21.4 19% 20.3 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 16.2 Splatting 21 14% 17 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.AFE SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	2.96% Terrible	Read 9.5 Write 16.9 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 0.7 7% 9.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 32% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 2.96% Great: 44%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 749GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.6 2.3 1.7 1.9 1.4 0.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	0.71% Terrible	Read 0.8 Write 0.5 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 1.6 1% 0.85 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 0.71% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 691GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 98 101 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 111 Write 95.5 Mixed 96.7 SusWrite 102 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL0 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL0 8GB 816 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 12.8 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 8.3 19% 6.73 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 47%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 47%

Yacht

CPU
Phenom II X6 1100TAMD $340Bench 59%, 12,769 samples	15x
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	11x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	1x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	10x
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	2x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $125Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	2x

RAM
CMT8GX3M4A1866C9 4x2GBCorsairBench 49%, 53 samples	6x
Vengeance DDR3 2000 C10 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 102 samples	3x
Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 2,880 samples	2x

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $778

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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