Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52% 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	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	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 (62^nd 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% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 72.4 2-Core 138 59% 97.1 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 348 37% 297 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52% Above average	Lighting 64.6 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 63.8 53% 66.7 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 56.2 51% 63 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 83 86 84 85 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 82.2 Write 89.4 Mixed 49 SusWrite 83.8 56% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 59%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 117 117 118 117 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 34.6 Write 125 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 116 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 113% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBRL Corsair CMV8GX3M2A1600C11 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL Corsair CMV8GX3M2A1600C11 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.4% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 15.5 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	21x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	13x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	14x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	12x

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16