Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	24.6% 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	97.2% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (76^th 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, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 87 1-Core 74.2 2-Core 144 62% 102 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 437 43% 351 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B E344) CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Lighting 29.5 Reflection 32.4 Parallax 34 24% 32 fps	MRender 31.2 Gravity 27.3 Splatting 34.6 26% 31 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 431GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 396 405 390 373 354 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 402 Mixed 392 SusWrite 384 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 44.6 144% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 233 179% 243 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 125%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$41 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: MK7OA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 146 145 146 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 150 Write 143 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 145 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x4GB 780 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 15.4 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.5 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 96%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

Raft

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $490

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