Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above 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)
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 (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 132 59% 95.7 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 418 40% 329 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 2375) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Lighting 48.6 Reflection 45.5 Parallax 44.8 40% 46.3 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 37.3 32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A120G 120GB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 358 Write 333 Mixed 262 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 29.5 102% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 93 DQ Mixed 64.4 70% 121 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 84%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 198GB free Firmware: 510. SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 102 Write 84.7 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 55 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 69%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 470GB free Firmware: 080. SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 102 Write 91.5 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 55 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	44.1% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 15.2 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 54%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $517

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