Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 60.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35% 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	55.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	60.3% Good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 68 2-Core 134 57% 93.8 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 292 34% 262 Pts	64-Core 297 18% 297 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 43.5 Parallax 38.6 37% 42.5 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 35.4 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 36%
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Lighting 30.5 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 36.4 25% 33.1 fps	MRender 29.2 Gravity 25.8 Splatting 38.8 26% 31.2 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: E120506a SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 193 196 192 189 185 MB/s Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.6% Above average	Read 251 Write 205 Mixed 185 SusWrite 191 47% 208 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 49.6 4K Mixed 25.3 86% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 90.3 88% 139 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 45%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 323GB free Firmware: KC65 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 100 99 97 97 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 108 Write 100 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 98.3 67% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SUPERTALENT02 4x4GB 565 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.7% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 13.1 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 93%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	50x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	32x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	26x

Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $334

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