Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.9% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 141 60% 98.5 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 421 41% 337 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2775) 3GB CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	37.9% Below average	Lighting 49.1 Reflection 33 Parallax 62.1 40% 48 fps	MRender 31.3 Gravity 50.7 Splatting 41.2 34% 41.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos 240GB-$99 690 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: 560A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 203 Write 150 Mixed 208 42% 187 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 20.7 84% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 97.8 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 116 91% 125 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 91%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55 14,577 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 13GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 57 58 53 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 61 Write 60.5 Mixed 36.3 SusWrite 56.2 39% 53.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 44%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 433GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 103 105 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 105 Write 103 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 104 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 4,251 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.6% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 14.7 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 10.9 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 71%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 29%

Raft

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	5x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	5x

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $494

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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