Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.1% 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	34.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 (81^st percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 72.6 2-Core 138 60% 97.8 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 404 39% 323 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.1% Average	Lighting 58.2 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 61.4 47% 62.9 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 59.9 Splatting 54.4 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 46 47 28 23 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 403 Write 46 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 35 30% 142 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 4.1 58% 13.5 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 679GB free Firmware: MS2OA5N0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 83 150 151 154 139 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 130 Write 117 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 121 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 359GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 154 153 154 151 152 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 160 Write 137 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 152 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown EVMT4G1333U86 4x4GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 15.8 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 14.9 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 87%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	17x
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples	11x

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $392

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16