Performance Results

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


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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 64.8 2-Core 127 60% 94.4 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 395 36% 302 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 64%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 81GB free Firmware: SBFK SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 54 51 51 51 51 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 430 Write 292 Mixed 314 SusWrite 82 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 27.1 117% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 43 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 82.7 81% 123 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 100%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$50 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 151 155 154 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 166 Mixed 140 SusWrite 150 115% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 10,715 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 18.8 54% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	17x
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples	11x

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $392

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