Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.8% 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	11.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (60^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% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.6% Good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 72 2-Core 138 58% 96 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 390 40% 322 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.8% Average	Lighting 59.9 Reflection 63.8 Parallax 63.1 49% 62.3 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 57.2 Splatting 53.9 49% 60.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 76 39 53 71 34 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	11.4% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 58.8 Mixed 22 SusWrite 52.2 10% 43.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 4.9 21% 6.67 MB/s	DQ Read 6.7 DQ Write 7.8 DQ Mixed 7.3 6% 7.27 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 485GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 125 131 136 136 136 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 149 Write 147 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 132 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML8GX3M1A1600C10 CML8GX3M1A1600C9 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 800, 667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	42.5% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 14.7 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 33%

Sail boat

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 25%

Raft

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	13x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 21,220 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	5x

Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $248

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16