Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.9% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

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-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 68.3 2-Core 126 58% 92.7 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 334 33% 268 Pts	64-Core 332 20% 332 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 347.25 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Lighting 49.8 Reflection 46.6 Parallax 46.8 41% 47.8 fps	MRender 40.1 Gravity 42.2 Splatting 37.6 32% 40 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 40 68 63 71 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 77.1 Write 73.4 Mixed 47 SusWrite 59.9 47% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 70%
General USB Flash Disk 125GB 236 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 9GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 4.6 13 0.1 3.2 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 130 Write 27.6 Mixed 106 SusWrite 10.2 79% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 3.6 212% 4.67 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	46% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 15.8 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 13.9 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 32%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 26%

Raft

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $499

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