Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 60 2-Core 103 55% 84.1 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 327 33% 267 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 64%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 121 139 147 145 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 89.2 Write 101 Mixed 66 SusWrite 133 72% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 112%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 17GB free Firmware: 12.01B02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 53 52 52 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 49.9 Write 49.6 Mixed 38 SusWrite 52.2 35% 47.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 58%
Intenso External USB 3.0 3TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 211GB free, PID 711f SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 40.7 Write 35.4 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 38.4 51% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-152.A00LF 9905403-152.A00LF Corsair CMX6GX3M3A1600C9 Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 10GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.2% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 13.2 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.7 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 14%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 12%

Tree trunk

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	2x
M4 128GBCrucial $116Bench 60%, 34,516 samples	1x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	1x

RAM
MI64C1D1629Z1 2x8GBAdataBench 54%, 2,816 samples	4x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	3x
AO2L16BC8R2-BR2S Corsair CML16GX3M2A1600C10 16GBAdataBench 25%, 4 samples	3x

Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $211

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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