Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.9% 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	69.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 66.8 2-Core 128 60% 95.2 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 364 35% 288 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 2370) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Lighting 64.1 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 62.1 52% 65.2 fps	MRender 74.1 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 55.2 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-256 256GB 3,217 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 190 102 102 100 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 428 Write 297 Mixed 321 SusWrite 155 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 62.8 4K Mixed 25.5 110% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 178 147% 210 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 90%
Patriot P200 512GB 1,709 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 403GB free Firmware: S0424A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 347 349 367 369 369 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 443 Write 379 Mixed 376 SusWrite 358 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 19.2 93% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 45.6 81% 157 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 93%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 198GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 142 141 143 112 117 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 150 Write 146 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 133 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 12.6 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 62%

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: 77% - Very good

Total price: $329

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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