Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.3% 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	36.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 840T 1,104 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 81.3 1-Core 38.8 2-Core 81.9 45% 67.3 Pts	4-Core 136 8-Core 155 19% 145 Pts	64-Core 147 9% 147 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Sapphire(174B A003) CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Lighting 41.5 Reflection 29.2 Parallax 50.6 34% 40.4 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 37 29% 35.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 34%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 60GB 1,135 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 69 65 65 72 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.9% Below average	Read 193 Write 68.1 Mixed 104 SusWrite 69 24% 109 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 21.6 68% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 81.9 DQ Write 72.5 DQ Mixed 88.5 63% 81 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 PSD34G13332 Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 Elpida EBJ20UF8BCF0-DJ-F 12GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	31.3% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 11.4 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 8.8 19% 6.73 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X4 840TAMDBench 53%, 1,104 samples	13x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples	1x
Athlon II X4 640AMD $70Bench 45%, 18,839 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce GT 220NvidiaBench 2%, 19,671 samples	3x
Radeon HD 4200ATIBench 1%, 10,090 samples	3x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	1x

SSD
SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GBIntel $209Bench 69%, 7,834 samples	1x
MZ7LN128HCHP-00000 128GBSamsungBench 74%, 601 samples	1x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	1x

RAM
PSD34G133381 PSD34G133381 Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 12GBUnknownBench 29%, 3 samples	2x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 3x2GBSamsungBench 33%, 504 samples	2x
8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 3x2GBMicronBench 32%, 198 samples	1x

Value: 4% - Terrible

Total price: $209

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