Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33% 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	81.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (68^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% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 76.4 2-Core 143 60% 100 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 441 43% 355 Pts	64-Core 451 28% 451 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8678) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 45.2 Parallax 40.8 34% 42.6 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 35.3 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
256gb QLC SATA SSD 256GB 940 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 377 386 385 389 390 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 456 Write 380 Mixed 353 SusWrite 372 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 24.7 112% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 77 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 39.3 63% 115 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 91%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 140 140 141 145 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 127 Write 120 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 140 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 1,957 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.8% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 11.8 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 10 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 84%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	37x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	24x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	18x

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $610

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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