Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37.1% 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	37.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (46^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% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 77.2 1-Core 69.2 2-Core 138 57% 94.8 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 419 38% 322 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Lighting 48.6 Reflection 46 Parallax 40.6 40% 45.1 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 41.9 Splatting 37.5 32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX2 60GB 4,861 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 62 61 63 62 64 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 128 Write 73.2 Mixed 95.3 SusWrite 60.7 20% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 44.8 4K Mixed 23.3 85% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 26.8 DQ Write 71 DQ Mixed 29.5 28% 42.4 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 51%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 993GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 46 53 56 57 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 66 Write 48 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 51.8 37% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 68%
Adata S102 Pro USB 3.0 16GB-$22 1,656 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 11GB free, PID 312b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 93.7 Write 24.5 Mixed 17 SusWrite 23.4 42% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 35% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	31% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 10.1 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 9 23% 8.17 GB/s	Latency 85.9 47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 63%

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

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	6x

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $370

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