Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.8% 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	46.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 74.7 2-Core 141 63% 102 Pts	4-Core 276 8-Core 391 42% 334 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Sapphire(1DA2 E367) 2GB CLim: 1206 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.6.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Lighting 18.8 Reflection 31.1 Parallax 22.3 15% 24.1 fps	MRender 29.4 Gravity 16.4 Splatting 34.7 23% 26.8 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 162 148 151 150 146 MB/s Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.6% Average	Read 278 Write 163 Mixed 164 SusWrite 152 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 35.2 4K Mixed 19.3 80% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 39.8 DQ Write 43.3 DQ Mixed 38.2 30% 40.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 203 202 203 201 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 159 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 202 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 133 132 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 131 Write 126 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 132 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 144% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M391B1G73QH0- Hynix HMT41GU7AFR8A 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.6% Average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 17.1 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13.3 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

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