Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.4% 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	53.3% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 80.8 1-Core 61.6 2-Core 106 53% 82.8 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 297 30% 245 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gainward(10B0 1401) 2GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.4% Below average	Lighting 44.5 Reflection 42.4 Parallax 41.8 36% 42.9 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 35 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500240G 240GB 13,649 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 003056RI SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 86 98 98 77 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 348 Write 330 Mixed 258 SusWrite 92.1 58% 257 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 44 4K Mixed 29.2 100% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 35.5 DQ Write 76.9 DQ Mixed 42.3 36% 51.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 89%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 704GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 92 99 98 78 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 104 Write 109 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 93.6 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 M378B5673GB0-CH9 M378B5673FH0-CH9 M378B5673GB0-CH9 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	42.5% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 14.8 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 71%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $396

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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