Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.4% 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	60% 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.

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8310 1,697 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 68.6 2-Core 125 59% 93.7 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 331 33% 270 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% MSI(1462 3030) 2GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Lighting 38.2 Reflection 34.3 Parallax 46 31% 39.5 fps	MRender 30.6 Gravity 33.7 Splatting 40 29% 34.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 150 240GB-$246 1,607 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 169 173 177 177 177 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 322 Write 376 Mixed 280 SusWrite 173 65% 288 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 30.6 109% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 25.5 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 38.1 37% 55.4 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 921GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 174 177 177 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 164 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 174 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 255% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer 64GB 3,567 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 55GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 9.9 9.9 9.6 9.9 9.9 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 1.2 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 9.6 11% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.2 146% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 267 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	44.5% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.4 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 86%

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