Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.9% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Memory 72.1 1-Core 65.5 2-Core 104 51% 80.5 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 193 26% 195 Pts	64-Core 187 12% 187 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% EVGA(3842 0969) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.9% Poor	Lighting 35.7 Reflection 34.3 Parallax 48.2 29% 39.4 fps	MRender 46.2 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 32.3 32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 35%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 56 68 73 79 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 87 Write 86.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 63.5 48% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 KHX2133C11D3/4GX 16GB 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.4% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 12.1 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.6 24% 8.4 GB/s	Latency 96.5 41% 96.5 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	11x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	11x

Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $729

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16