Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 67 2-Core 120 58% 91.9 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 259 30% 236 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Palit(1569 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.2% Average	Lighting 61.3 Reflection 64 Parallax 57.4 50% 60.9 fps	MRender 69.9 Gravity 57.6 Splatting 51.3 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 178 155 140 134 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 365 Write 338 Mixed 195 SusWrite 161 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 28.7 105% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 31.9 DQ Write 94.1 DQ Mixed 38.1 36% 54.7 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 436GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 147 148 146 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 147 Write 113 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 146 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 16.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 64%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 33%

Sail boat

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

Raft

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $48Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	17x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	14x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	9x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	5x

Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $777

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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