Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.4% 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	63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 84.9 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 101 56% 85.5 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 272 29% 233 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 347.25 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.4% Below average	Lighting 45.8 Reflection 47.1 Parallax 42.6 37% 45.2 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 37 32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 36%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 285GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 233 227 221 222 224 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 300 Write 241 Mixed 212 SusWrite 215 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 34.7 115% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 30.8 DQ Write 87.9 DQ Mixed 42.3 37% 53.7 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB 29,968 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM 800 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 10.3 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 10.3 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 40%

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
Burst 120GBPatriotBench 66%, 15,567 samples	4x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	4x
VERTEX3 60GBOCZBench 60%, 3,574 samples	2x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	3x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 8GBUnknownBench 38%, 2,343 samples	3x

Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $247

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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