Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.8% 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	52.3% 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 (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 64.7 2-Core 127 56% 91.1 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 335 34% 274 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% MSI(1462 277C) 3GB CLim: 972 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.1.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Lighting 43.6 Reflection 31.2 Parallax 53.3 36% 42.7 fps	MRender 29.7 Gravity 42.2 Splatting 38.3 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
JD 120GB 120GB 680 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1115A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 93 43 52 46 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 487 Write 383 Mixed 26 SusWrite 90 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 15 4K Mixed 17 64% 18.3 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 1 49% 116 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 112%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 188GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 123 123 123 123 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 134 Write 124 Mixed 69 SusWrite 122 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GB 3,931 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 8.9 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 9.8 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 35%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	34x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

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