Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 48%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	47.7% 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	44.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7700K APU (2014 D.Ka) 8,788 User benchmarks, average bench 50% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	48% Average	Memory 55.4 1-Core 66.2 2-Core 126 49% 82.6 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 236 32% 236 Pts	64-Core 240 16% 240 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 59%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD R9 290-$399 53,139 User benchmarks, average bench 48% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 957 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.7% Average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 55.3 Parallax 70.6 51% 63 fps	MRender 56.4 Gravity 53.3 Splatting 70.7 44% 60.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 51%
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 17,330 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7903) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	2.9% Terrible	Lighting 3.67 Reflection 4 Parallax 4.78 3% 4.15 fps	MRender 3.33 Gravity 3.53 Splatting 4.3 3% 3.72 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.9% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 53,171 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 20 3.1 25 141 84 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 411 Write 337 Mixed 177 SusWrite 87.2 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 27.6 4K Mixed 14.7 60% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 81.9 DQ Mixed 40 46% 78.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 603,289 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 133GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 187 187 187 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 182 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 186 107% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$45 10,449 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 49GB free Firmware: 1AA0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 67 71 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 80.7 Write 55 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 67.7 48% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 60,144 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.6% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 7.7 MC Mixed 7.4 23% 8 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 7.5 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 142 28% 142 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

CPU
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $168Bench 52%, 15,628 samples	28x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $85Bench 51%, 20,450 samples	19x
A10-7700K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 50%, 8,788 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 34%, 335,015 samples	10x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 7%, 19,547 samples	10x
R9 270XAMD $199Bench 28%, 76,654 samples	8x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $32Bench 66%, 271,645 samples	5x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $59Bench 63%, 144,672 samples	4x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 105%, 768,156 samples	4x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 95,122 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 47%, 9,136 samples	4x
1600 CL9 Series 1600 CL9 Series 1600 CL9 Series 1600 CL9 Series 16GBUnknownBench 38%, 18 samples	4x

Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $519

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16