Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.9% 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	51.3% 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 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (28^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% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 69.6 2-Core 131 58% 93.7 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 401 39% 322 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8559) 2GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.9% Below average	Lighting 39.1 Reflection 33.6 Parallax 31.8 32% 34.9 fps	MRender 35.5 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 33.7 29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 57 58 58 59 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 368 Write 326 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 57.7 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 28.9 98% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 25.3 DQ Write 90.6 DQ Mixed 38 35% 51.3 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 105%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 156GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 59 59 58 60 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 54.8 Write 56.3 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 55.9 35% 48.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 61%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 144 146 146 148 149 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 153 Write 126 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 144 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 302% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.9% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 14.9 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 8 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 85%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $358

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