Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.1% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 66.1 2-Core 94.3 55% 83.1 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 255 28% 221 Pts	64-Core 269 17% 269 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.1% Below average	Lighting 44.2 Reflection 42.2 Parallax 36.8 36% 41.1 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 34.8 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 109GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 92 80 89 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 173 Write 97.3 Mixed 131 SusWrite 86.1 27% 122 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 25.6 83% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 26 DQ Write 71.9 DQ Mixed 33.5 30% 43.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 367GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 144 141 153 145 160 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 19.5 Write 28.2 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 145 38% 53 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	5.32% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 4.2 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 3.8 8% 8.38 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 33% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.32% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.5% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 17.6 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 11.6 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 97%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $281

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