Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	51.3% 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	64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (39^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% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Memory 51.8 1-Core 67.1 2-Core 124 46% 80.8 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 314 35% 274 Pts	64-Core 316 20% 316 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.3% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 56.9 53% 61.5 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 58.2 Splatting 54.7 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 253 189 204 183 223 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 352 Write 282 Mixed 255 SusWrite 215 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 29.2 95% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 137 112% 158 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 107%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 164 164 163 164 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 164 Mixed 106 SusWrite 163 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 100%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 97 98 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 98.3 Write 98.5 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 97.4 116% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 745 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	19.4% Very poor	MC Read 7.3 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 6.1 19% 6.7 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 5 14% 4.87 GB/s	Latency 154 26% 154 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $440

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