Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.6% 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)
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 (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 68.8 2-Core 121 59% 93 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 340 34% 275 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 373A) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 60 58% 66.5 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 70.3 57% 70 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4.AAA Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 8 Mixed 10 7% 9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 54%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$23 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 615GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 123 122 123 126 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 54 SusWrite 124 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 21% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 87%
WD WD5000AUDX-63WNHY0 500GB 3,993 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 117 116 117 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 122 Write 113 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 116 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 10,715 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	49.7% Average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 17.5 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.6 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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