Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.5% 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	81.7% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (42^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 way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Memory 81.7 1-Core 56.3 2-Core 89.9 50% 76 Pts	4-Core 124 8-Core 248 22% 186 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 280X 102 User benchmarks, average bench 36% MSI(1462 2775) 3GB CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.5% Below average	Lighting 48.2 Reflection 37.7 Parallax 58.4 39% 48.1 fps	MRender 31.9 Gravity 49.5 Splatting 24.9 28% 35.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 41%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 142 135 141 140 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 404 Write 402 Mixed 350 SusWrite 150 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 43.5 144% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 250 189% 253 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 708GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 169 170 170 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 216 Write 154 Mixed 115 SusWrite 168 120% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 548GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 106 108 110 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 86 Write 95.3 Mixed 49.9 SusWrite 108 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/8GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 167 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	27.4% Poor	MC Read 10 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 8.2 26% 9.27 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 5.8 16% 5.67 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 58%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	34x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16