Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.5% 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	59.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-5500 APU-$135 10,478 User benchmarks, average bench 48% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 81.2 1-Core 61 2-Core 111 54% 84.4 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 187 25% 189 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.5% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 43.3 Parallax 38.6 38% 42.7 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 35.7 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37/480G 480GB 269 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 131 142 138 129 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 410 Write 334 Mixed 332 SusWrite 143 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 16.3 94% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 16 52% 115 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 326GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 115 116 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 62.4 SusWrite 115 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 181% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 70%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 598GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 52 77 76 76 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	44% Average	Read 80.6 Write 76.7 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 72.4 52% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609ES2LX0. BLS4G3D1609ES2LX0. 8GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.6% Below average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 12.1 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 11.3 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
Radeon HD 7560DAMDBench 4%, 10,029 samples	34x
Radeon HD 7660DAMDBench 5%, 7,665 samples	26x
GeForce GT 240NvidiaBench 4%, 11,020 samples	14x

SSD
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples	21x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	3x

RAM
M2X2G64CB88G7N-DG M2X2G64CB88G7N-DG 4GBNanyaBench 32%, 251 samples	18x
M2F2G64CB88G7N-CG M2F2G64CB88G7N-CG 4GBNanyaBench 31%, 217 samples	9x
M2F2G64CB88G4N-DI M2F2G64CB88G4N-DI 4GBNanyaBench 32%, 212 samples	8x

Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $135

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