Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	16.9% 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	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-9700 APU (2016 M.BR) 11,837 User benchmarks, average bench 42% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.1% Above average	Memory 66.8 1-Core 65.3 2-Core 122 51% 84.8 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 202 28% 204 Pts	64-Core 214 13% 214 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0468) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10.10.01 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	16.9% Very poor	Lighting 0 Reflection 54.4 Parallax 69.8 0% 41.4 fps	MRender 55.1 Gravity 52.9 Splatting 70.4 50% 59.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 102 76 69 92 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 352 Write 197 Mixed 186 SusWrite 86.1 46% 205 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 22.1 109% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 207 180% 269 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 595GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 146 148 148 151 152 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 128 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 149 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 114%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 519GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 84 85 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 84 Write 81.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 84.1 93% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GF2133C13K4 1x8GB 379 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.7% Poor	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 8.1 MC Mixed 9.1 27% 9.33 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 4.9 SC Mixed 7.2 17% 6.1 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 43%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	2x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	1x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	1x

RAM
CM4X4GF2133C13K4 2x4GBCorsairBench 68%, 1,612 samples	4x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	2x

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $202

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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