Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 48.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	33.5% 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	90.2% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Memory 72.4 1-Core 54.5 2-Core 104 48% 77 Pts	4-Core 132 8-Core 182 20% 157 Pts	64-Core 214 13% 214 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.5% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 44.7 Parallax 40.4 35% 42.7 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 35.2 31% 37.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 364 379 382 385 379 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 367 Mixed 380 SusWrite 373 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 40.2 134% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 189 144% 193 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 907GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 157 158 158 159 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 160 Mixed 123 SusWrite 157 114% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS BLS4G3D1609DS 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 13.6 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 10.3 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 95.8 42% 95.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 82%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	43x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	20x

Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $549

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